Urea Release, Kinder Morgan, Chesapeake, VA; 4115 Buell Street Chesapeake, Virginia
4115 Buell Street Chesapeake, Virginia | 2016-Oct-07
Initial Notification: USCG Sector Hampton Roads contacted the NOAA SSC at 9:00pm on October 6, 2016 requesting support for a release of urea at the Kinder Morgan facility, Chesapeake, Virginia. A release of 1,000,000 gallons of liquid urea was accidentally released from an above ground storage tank. No liquid urea entered the Elizabeth River.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Chemical |
| Products of concern: | Liquid Urea |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 1,000,000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 36° 43.80′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 76° 16.20′ West |