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State ofIllinois
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
July 21, 2000
TO:
Tod Rowe, Manager, Emergency Response Unit
FROM:
Cheryl Kelley
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OCS/ERU
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Collinsville
SUBJECT:
Marion Co/ Wamac
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John Prior
IEMA# 2001370
On July
19, 2000, Alan Whitler ofIDNR Mines and Minerals spoke to Cheryl Kelley about a
Prior Oil Company 3 barrel crude oil spill near 312 Wabash in Wamac, IEMA# 2001370.
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KenMensing, Collinsville BOL Manager received a complaint from Harold Alexander
that oil was on his property.
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This inspector met John Wamac who had a recovery truck at the spill site.
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There were three barrels ofoil in Fulton Creek.
The creek was impacted for 300 feet.
Straw containment areas were scattered throughout the site.
Oil was still in the creek.
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The cause of the release was vandalism.
The screw cap was on the ground and the tank
had been leaking.
John Prior said that a police reportwas made because someone had
opened the cap and unscrewed the valve.
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I spoke to
Irma Smith a neighbor at the request ofJohn Prior.
Mrs.
Smith saw the tank
battery spill and the cap was offthe valve.
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