Capital Facility Spill SummaryEast Providence, RI August 31- Present

CAPT Verne Gifford Jr.Sector Commander

Sector Southeastern New England

PIER TERMINALPIER TERMINAL

OUTFALL LOCATED BENEATH I-195 BRIDGEOUTFALL LOCATED BENEATH I-195 BRIDGE

SITE OF SPILLSITE OF SPILL

PIPELINEPIPELINE

PIPELINEPIPELINE

EPA

USCG

USCG EPA

CAPITAL TANK FARM/FACILITYCAPITAL TANK FARM/FACILITY

Capital Terminal Facility and EPA/USCG OSC Boundary

Oil loss while pipeline under pressure of oil transfer from barge to tank farm. Barge pumps ran approx 5 minutes.

Spray zone

Spray zone

Command PostCommand Post

Staging AreaStaging Area

Railroad track

Railroad track

Ruptured pipeline

Ruptured pipeline

500 ft of containment boom(precautionary measure)

500 ft of containment boom(precautionary measure)

Affected area from CG Auxiliary over flight. East Providence Fire Department clearing Valley Street while

Railroad Tracks

Valley Street

Pooled product once transfer operations secured

Railroad TracksValley Street

Product recovery begun.

12 Feet

Break in pipeline exposed and prepared for temporary repairs.

Department of Public WorksCity Storm Drain Schematics

Affected OutfallAffected Outfall

Spill SiteSpill Site

Affected Storm DrainsAffected Storm Drains

Approximately 50 gallons of product entered the water by way of a storm drain.

Outfall under bridge

I-195 Eastbound

Marina at Houlihan’s Tavern

Storm drain outfall located below the I-195 bridge.

Valley Street storm drain outfall

Containment and absorbent boom at the Valley Streetoutfall.

Dresser coupling

Recovery well

Second recovery well 70’ from break

Seekonk River approx 140’ w

Temporary repair during pipe pigging and adjacent recoverywell.

Summary• Total volume spilled was unknown until volume required to

repack pipeline was determined. Total spill (not accounting for amount recovered) estimated at about 68K gallons.

• Mass balance of oil loss, recovery, and remaining in the environment being finalized and agreed to by UC.

• Recovery wells in place and ground water contamination plume being mapped by RP’s contractors.

• No further sheening from Valley Street outfall. Migration of oil in ground water has not resulted in a sheen in the river.

• Moving from emergency response (Unified Command) to long term remediation by RI DEM.