Polymer-Based Drilling Fluid Spill; Tacoma, WA
Tacoma, WA | 2013-Oct-22
Initial Notification: USCG Sector Puget Sound notified the NOAA SSC of a spill of polymer-based drilling fluid into the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma, Washington on October 21, 2013. The discharge reportedly resulted from an open valve on a barge that grounded at midnight on Monday.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Other |
| Products of concern: | high molecular weight copolymer (acrylate/acrylamide) |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 21000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 47° 15.60′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 122° 26.40′ West |