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Gilber enterprises Kerosene; Susquehanna River, Havre de Grace, MD

Susquehanna River, Havre de Grace, MD | 1984-Dec-06

Initial Notification: On 12/3 a truck driver overfilled a kerosene storage tank and about 1500 gal spilled into a diked area surrounding the tank. The facility is Gilbert Enterprises located south of Susquehanna River in Havre De Grace, MD. Dike is Sandy and some kerosene has leaked inot River. On 12/5 an estimated 100 gal remained in diked area. After 800-900 gal had been recovered from inside booms in river and 13x55 gal drums of oil water mixture.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Latitude (approximate): 39° 33.38′ North
Longitude (approximate): 76° 5.67′ West