Chuck Gould wrote in news:1d6627f4-
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Approximately 1-gallon (yes, one) of diesel leaked from a local
waterfront tank over the weekend.

Several government agencies responded to clean it up. $$$$$$

Check this video:

http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=199961

The last section of it shows a guy with an optical measuring
and
scanning device, sampling treads on the ladder up the side of a
fuel
tank. He says he is looking for any trace of petroleum on the
steps,
and that if any trace of petroleum product is found the clean
up crew
will then be required to wear full haz-mat suits to work in the
area.

It's great that the oil got cleaned up, but my gosh that's a
lot of
fuss over a very small amount.


Wow...someone really important must live around there!

About 2 years ago, I found an oil sheen all across the Ashley
River at our waterfront. I called the local fire station and
they sent out an investigator, who called CG's investigators
downtown.

A 2nd class and 3rd class POs showed up with this oil sample kit
and got all muddy taking the sample. (Why they didn't come up
the river in a BOAT...the kind we buy for them to use...was a
mystery. They came in a pickup truck.) They disappeared with
the firemen in the fire truck, probably to Krispy Kreme for hot
donuts, and I heard through the neighborhood grapevine the diesel
sportfisherman with the twin screws had ANOTHER fuel leak from
its rotten tanks up on the electric lift about 8 docks
downstream. It was a lot more than 1 gallon, though! The whole
riverbend lit up with a rainbow of colors.

The grapevine said they wrote him up, yet again, and demanded he
shipyard the boat, which he must have as it disappeared for a few
weeks before re-appearing on the lift....the first time I
remember it being OFF the lift in 5 years! I bet its battery was
dead...(c;

There was no cleanup. The river current must have washed it into
the harbor.....eventually....or the marsh grass collected it all
before it got there.

Larry
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