Chesapeake Triport Terminal Corporation; Chesapeake, Virginia

Chesapeake, Virginia | 1989-May-16

Initial Notification: On May 15, 1989, a large storage tank failed at the Chesapeake Triport Terminal facility, spilling an estimated 1,000,000 gallons of urea ammonium nitrate solution into Newton Creek, a tributary of the Elizabeth River. This material is not regulated by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and was described by the spiller as a liquid fertilizer. USCG district 5.