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Limited Removal Action (LRA) Report
Eversource Spill No.
000001508.SPL.2020
Spill Address 484 Willow Street
Eversource Territory Yarmouth Service Center
City/Town Yarmouth
Spill Date/Time 7/1/2020 6:00 AM
Volume Spilled 8
Source Vehicle
Source Details Hydraulic Hose
OHM Hydraulic Oil
Cause Hose Rupture
Released to Pavement
Description While Eversource personnel were performing automotive maintenance
on a fleet vehicle, a hydraulic hose ruptured releasing approximately 8
gallons of hydraulic fluid to the surrounding pavement. CHES responded
with granular absorbents, alkaline degreaser, hand tools and a vactor
truck to complete response actions. The alkaline degreaser and
absorbents were worked into the pavement using hand tools and the
spent absorbents were then collected into the vactor truck for proper
off-site disposal.
Photographs of the incident and a copy of the hazardous waste manifest
are attached.
Shortly after the incident occurred the parking lot was re-paved.
Site Location
Release
Location
Attachment A: Hazardous Waste Manifest
Attachment B: Photos
A view of the release area during initial response actions
A view of the release area after re-paving.