ROCHESTER GAS AND ELECTRIC (Spill #2302634) is a program facility involved in a spill incident in ROCHESTER recorded by the Division of Environmental Remediation of NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The contributing factor is Equipment Failure. The inclident source is Transformer. The spill occurred on July 1, 2023. The received date is July 1, 2023.
Spill Number | 2302634 |
Program Facility Name | ROCHESTER GAS AND ELECTRIC |
Address |
3841 Lake Ave Rochester |
County | Monroe |
Spiller Name | ERIC |
Spiller Company | ROCHESTER GAS AND ELECTRIC |
Spiller Address |
3841 Lake Ave Rochester NY 999 |
Contact Name | ERIC |
Telephone | (315) 576-6057 |
SWIS Code | 2814 |
DEC Region | 8 |
Spill Date | 2023-07-01 |
Received Date | 2023-07-01 |
Contributing Factor | Equipment Failure |
Source | Transformer |
DEC Lead | MJBARBER |
Reported By | Other |
Happened After Hours | True |
Material Name | transformer oil |
Material Family | Petroleum |
Quantity | 0 |
Recovered | 0 |
Material Classification | C3 |
Meet Standards | False |
Penalty | False |
Federal UST Trust Eligible | False |
Remedial Phase | 1 |
Site ID | 653494 |
Program Type | ER |
Facility ID | 599272 |
Caller Remark | > gallon , no sewers. C/u pending |
DEC Remark | 7/1/2023: MB MESSAGE WITH ERIC NAGEL OF KBH AT APPROX 2150 HOURS. NAGEL DOES NOT HAVE ANY MORE INFORMATION AT THE TIME THAN TRANSFORMER LEAK AND HE IS RESPONDING. HE WILL PROVIDE UPDATE TO MB ONCE MORE IS KNOWN. UPDATE FROM NAGEL AT 2320 HOURS WITH PICS. TRANSFORMER LEAKED DOWN TRUNK OF A TREE AND TO SOIL BENEATH THE TREE AND POLE. VEGETATION IMPACTED. UNKNOWN PCB CONTENT AT THIS TIME BUT FIELD TESTED LESS THAN 50 PPM. OIL COLLECTED FOR SAMPLE TO BE SENT OUT AND ANALYZED. TRANSFORMER NAME PLATE HAS NO INFORMATION. ESTIMATED LESS THAN A GALLON LOST. VEGETATION REMOVED AND SOIL HAND SCRAPED UP AND PLACED IN DRUM FOR DISPOSAL. SPRAYED AREA WITH ENVIROCLEAN AT CONCLUSION. WILL UPDATE MB ON SAMPLE ANALYSIS. 7/10/2023: MB MESSAGE TO ERIC NAGEL OF KBH. REQUESTING UPDATE ON OIL ANALYSIS TAKEN FROM THE FALLEN TRANSFORMER. NAGEL STATES THAT PCB CONTENT WAS 162 PPM (1260 ARACHLOR). HOWEVER CONFIRMATORY SOIL SAMPLE COLLECTED CAME BACK NON DETECT. LAB ANALYSIS PROVIDED BY JIM LLOYD THROUGH EMAIL. SAVED TO DECDOCS. REPORT TO FOLLOW. |
Create Date | 2023-07-01 |
Record Update Date | 2023-07-10 15:47:28.257000000 |
Street Address |
3841 LAKE AVE |
City | ROCHESTER |
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