FEEDER M51 (Spill #2300023) is a program facility involved in a spill incident in MANHATTAN recorded by the Division of Environmental Remediation of NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The contributing factor is Equipment Failure. The inclident source is Gasoline Station or other PBS Facility. The spill occurred on April 2, 2023. The received date is April 2, 2023.
| Spill Number | 2300023 |
| Program Facility Name | FEEDER M51 |
| Address | 637 W 49th St Manhattan |
| County | New York |
| Spiller Company | CON ED |
| Spiller Address | NY 999 |
| Contact Name | MINE BETO |
| Telephone | (212) 580-8383 |
| SWIS Code | 3101 |
| DEC Region | 2 |
| Spill Date | 2023-04-02 |
| Received Date | 2023-04-02 |
| Contributing Factor | Equipment Failure |
| Source | Gasoline Station or other PBS Facility |
| DEC Lead | VSZHUNE |
| Reported By | Other |
| Happened After Hours | True |
| Material Name | dielectric fluid |
| Material Family | Petroleum |
| Quantity | 380 |
| Units | Gallons |
| Meet Standards | False |
| Penalty | False |
| Federal UST Trust Eligible | False |
| Remedial Phase | 1 |
| Site ID | 649776 |
| Program Type | ER |
| Facility ID | 369818 |
| Caller Remark | 3 gallons per hour |
| DEC Remark | Feeder M51 Dielectric Fluid Filled Feeder Leak Committee Conference Call, April 3, 2023 @ 07:00 The estimated leak rate is 3.0 gallons per hour with an estimated loss of 450 gallons of dielectric fluid. The Chemlab PFT completed the Westchester County portion of the feeder run with airborne PFT indications at Rumsey and Cook Avenues, Yonkers; they will reinvestigate this area today before patrolling the Manhattan portion of the feeder run. The ChemLab PFT crew has asked for a crew to reinvestigate two manholes at the intersection of Rumsey and Cook Avenues, Yonkers where they had airborne PFT indications. Drop checks will be conducted on the pressurization line at Sprain Brook Substation today. EMIS 291274 has been updated for this incident. The next Leak Committee Conference Call will be April 3, 2023 @ 14:00. 4/14/23 - Ye - Since 4/11, 7am, the estimated loss is 932 gallons. The feeder appeared to be stabilized after derating was conducted. The last estimated leak rate was 3.2 gallons. Since 4/3, PFT readings were found at a previous leak site in Yonkers, but nothing was found on the Westchester portion of the feeder. Crews started patrolling the Manhattan side on 4/6. Leak search efforts were combined for Feeders M51 and M52 (Spill #2300107), since they run alongside each other and share the same pumphouses and oil lines. On April 6, PFT was found in the water on a cooling line at the West 49th Street substation and the dock at West 59th Street. Reached out to Con Edison for more information since someone reported an oily goose on Pier 53 near the Whitney Museum, near W 12th street (later taken to the hospital and determined it was most likely greasy not due to an oil spill). Reached out to Con Edison for more information, and they said they found 13ppm PFT in a water cooling line at the dock at West 59th Street, but said they believed the PFT could be from years ago when they injected the cooling line to look for a water leak, since the readings were so low. On April 7, PFT was discovered in a bar hole on Broadway at West 115th street. Further investigation discovered pooling oil but no active leak. Drop checks on the heat exchanger at W. 49th Street substation were performed on April 8 and passed. On April 8th, pooling oil was found but no active leak. The excavation was extended 15 feet north. On April 9th, the excavation was extended south, and oil was discovered coming in through the east wall. Both old and new PFT was detected in the oil, but crews have wrapped the feeder with absorbent pads, and no oil source has been found. 4/24/23-Zhune-@ 7:00amThere is no leak rate, and the estimated loss remains at 932 gallons of dielectric fluid. More time is needed to gather and analyze data on the leak detection system to determine if there is still a leak on the feeder, and allow the system to settle. Crews will continue to remove contaminated soil from a prior leak in the area and investigate the pipe coating and pipe condition to determine if there is anything occurring in the area of West 115th Street. EMIS 291274 has been updated for this incident. The next Leak Committee conference call will be Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 07:00 4/26/23@7:00am- Zhune-The Leak Committee Undeclared the Leak Watch at 07:08 on April 26, 2023, based on there being no leak trend since April 13th, the estimated loss remains at 932 gallons of dielectric fluid. A small leak of 1 drop every 2 minutes was discovered at W. 115th Street and Broadway, Manhattan. The leak was discovered at 14:20 and clamped at 14:27. The rupture discs in the cooling plants will be rechecked for any indication they bypassed and reseated. EMIS 291274 has been updated for this incident. There will be no further calls for this incident |
| Create Date | 2023-04-02 |
| Record Update Date | 2023-05-03 13:00:38.410000000 |
| Street Address |
637 W 49TH ST |
| City | MANHATTAN |
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