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| Feb 2009 Routine diesel spill turns into emergency response |
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A routine Transpacific inspection at a client site turned into an emergency response when staff realised a five litre diesel spill was actually much worse than first thought.
Once on site, Transpacific staff noticed the spill had not only reached a nearby stormwater canal, but had breached the client’s temporary barrier and flowed into a 300 metre wetland area alongside.
Gary Davoren, Transpacific Industrial Solution’s Technical Manager, said the contamination required immediate action.
“We quickly mobilised our people and equipment. We contacted the relevant authorities and worked closely with the client and the client’s insurer to formulate a plan of attack.”
“Working with environmental consultants, we sampled all water bodies and sediment.”
“Our liquid waste trucks were called in and we began recovery of the contaminated water from the stormwater system, drain, gully and wetlands,” he said.
Once this was completed, the Transpacific team began excavation and established a water treatment system on site, treating a total of 1.9 megalitres.
In total, more than 4,000 cubic metres of material was stabilised and safely disposed of at one of Transpacific’s purpose‑built facilities.
Transpacific manages a wide range of emergency response spills, including those involving petroleum products, acids and alkalis, hazardous liquids, packaged chemicals and goods, fire wash water, and dry bulk products such as cement and flour.
The emergency response team specialises in land spills, or those in contained waterways such as creeks, dams, industrial lagoons and weirs.
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