Kitoi Bay Diesel Release
Unified Command
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- Location
- Kitoi Bay Hatchery, Afognak Island, Kodiak Archipelago
- Time/Date
- Nov 20-22, 2019
- Spill Id
- 19249932401
- Product/ Quantity
- Between 800 and 1,200 gallons of diesel were released.
- Cause
- A break in a one-inch distribution line serving the facility. The most recent transfer in the line was November 20. Diesel migrated below the ground surface from the break in the distribution line under structures and a road to the river bank.
ADEC Situation Reports
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Kitoi Bay Hatchery and Containment Boom
Kitoi Bay Hatchery Response
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