Major Phosphoric Acid Incident - U.S. National Response Team (NRT)

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Timeline of Events11 September 2007 Ardaman Associates briefed UC on criticalsituation of gypsum stacks and riskassociated with additional rain/wind events CG/EPA FOSCs held second RRT meeting onresponse options & discussed issuing a jointletter to Agrifos directing them to prevent acatastrophic stack failure Weather situation worsened with potentialtropical storm activity & actual 1-2” 1 rain/day
Timeline of Events11 September 2007 (continued) CG FOSC requested GST chemical pump loadas contingency since RP did not have apumping contingency plan developed CG FOSC issued letter to Agrifos & Exxon-Mobil directing them to prevent catastrophicfailure of the stacks (without EPA & State)and required the RP to make notifications toneighboring facilities Multiple significant leaks reported on Stack#4 (North Stack) near top of stack
Page 5 and 6: One of the two ponds on top of the
Page 7 and 8: This is the “moat” on the north
Page 9 and 10: Controlled Point of Release from So
Page 11 and 12: Estimated Timeline of Events16 Augu
Page 13 and 14: Estimated Timeline of Events~ 5 Sep
Page 15 and 16: Timeline of Events7 September 2007
Page 19: Timeline of Events10 September 2007
Page 25 and 26: Agrifos began pumping pond water di
Page 27 and 28: Just before Hurricane Humberto…Th
Page 29 and 30: Timeline of Events14-16 16 Septembe
Page 31 and 32: Incident Challenges Volume of waste
Page 33 and 34: Incident SuccessesAn uncontrolled s

Major Phosphoric Acid Incident - U.S. National Response Team (NRT)

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