Beaver Joint Utilities Fuel Transfer Release

Location: Unnamed Street North of the U.S. Post Office in Beaver, AK (Lat/Long: 66.360361/-147.398509)
Time/Date: BJU employees discovered the spill while in the process of transferring fuel into an aboveground storage tank (AST) during the evening of October 18, 2016. BJU reported the spill to ADEC at 10:30 a.m. on October 19, 2016.
Spill Id: 16309929301
Product/ Quantity: The spilled product is #1 Fuel Oil. Exact amount released is unknown, but is estimated to be approximately 200 gallons. Volume estimate is based on size of affected area, as well as tank gauging records.
Cause: During fuel transfer operations between a mobile and stationary AST the fuel transfer hose disconnected, which allowed fuel to release onto the ground.

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