Furfural Spill; Brownsville, TX

Brownsville, TX | 2000-Jan-25

Initial Notification: A tank truck overturned on January 25, 2000, spilling 7,000 gallons of furfural into a drainage canal near Port Brownsville, Texas. The canal is 20 to 40 feet wide, and the water level in it is 3-4 feet. The spill occurred more than 2 miles west of small San Martin Lake (nautical chart #11302). The current in the canal is 1-2 feet per minute. USCG district 8.