Sodium Aluminate Spill; Cumberland River

Cumberland River | 1992-Oct-01

Initial Notification: At approximately 5:20 AM CST 130,000 lbs. of Sodium Aluminate was spilled at the Texaco facility along the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee. The responsible party is thought to be Alcoa Specialty Chemical. Of the 130,000 lbs. spilled, 30,000 lbs. is in the Cumberland River near river mile 182. The flow rate of the river, as determined from a river gauge upstream, is 19,500 22,000 cu. feet per second. The spill is being responded to by MSO Paducah. The voice number at the MSO is (502) 442-1621, and the FAX number is (502) 442-1633. Jay Rodstein is the SSC for this spill, and is responding from his office. USCG district 8.