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2020 Valdez Marine Terminal (VMT) Sump Oily Water Spill

Unified Command

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Location
58-SU-3 Admin Sump, Valdez Marine Terminal (VMT)
Time/Date
7:55 p.m. April 12, 2020
Spill Id
20229910301
Product/ Quantity
The type of product spilled is primarily a mixture of Alaska North Slope crude with water. Amount released is unknown at this time but will be estimated based on recovery numbers
Cause
The cause is under investigation, but early indicators suggest that the crude/water mixture was leaking from a sump that overflowed.

ADEC Situation Reports

Unified Command Press Releases

Fact Sheets

Date Title Link
04/14/2020 fact-sheet-1 4 p.m. Tuesday
04/14/2020 fact-sheet-2 9 a.m. Tuesday
04/15/2020 fact-sheet-3 6 p.m. Wednesday
04/16/2020 fact-sheet-4 9:30 a.m. Thursday
04/16/2020 fact-sheet-5 5 p.m. Thursday, COVID-19 precautions
04/16/2020 fact-sheet-6 5:30 p.m. Thursday
04/17/2020 fact-sheet-7 10 a.m. Friday
04/17/2020 fact-sheet-8 5:30 p.m. Friday
04/17/2020 fact-sheet-9 5:47 p.m. Friday, Boom Maintenance
04/18/2020 fact-sheet-10 11 a.m. Saturday
04/18/2020 fact-sheet-11 6 p.m. Saturday
04/19/2020 fact-sheet-12 5:15 p.m. Sunday
04/20/2020 fact-sheet-13 1 p.m. Monday
04/20/2020 fact-sheet-14 6 p.m. Monday
04/21/2020 fact-sheet-15 11 a.m. Tuesday
04/21/2020 fact-sheet-16 6 p.m. Tuesday
04/22/2020 fact-sheet-17 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
04/22/2020 fact-sheet-18 6 p.m. Wednesday
04/23/2020 fact-sheet-19 11 a.m. Thursday
04/23/2020 fact-sheet-20 5:45 p.m. Thursday
04/24/2020 fact-sheet-21 5:15 p.m. Friday
04/25/2020 fact-sheet-22 4 p.m. Saturday
04/26/2020 fact-sheet-23 4 p.m. Sunday
04/27/2020 fact-sheet-24 4:30 p.m. Monday
04/28/2020 fact-sheet-25 4:30 p.m. Tuesday
04/29/2020 fact-sheet-26 6 p.m. Wednesday
04/30/2020 fact-sheet-27 5 p.m. Thursday
05/01/2020 fact-sheet-28 5:30 p.m. Friday
05/04/2020 fact-sheet-29 2 p.m. Monday

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Spill containment and recovery activities

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