North American Phillips Light; Lynn, Massachusetts

Lynn, Massachusetts | 1987-Mar-04

Initial Notification: On February 26, 1987, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1, Boston, was notified by the Lynn Fire Department that 2,100 to 7,000 gallons of butyl acetate had leaked from an underground tank at North American Phillips Light Company. EPA notified the U.S. Coast Guard Marine safety Office (MSO), Boston, on March 2. On March 3, cleanup contractor investigations and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Quality Engineering (DEQE) monitoring of the situation suggested that no action was required by the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard case was closed, but on March 4, the Coast Guard MSO received a report from Massachusetts DEQE that an unknown amount of butyl acetate had leached into Lynn Harbor. USCG district 1.