1. Capital Facility Spill East Providence, RI August 31- Present
CDR Paul Lattanzi
Sector Southeastern New England
Coast Guard Incident Commander

2. Capital Terminal Facility and EPA/USCG OSC Boundary
PIER TERMINAL
OUTFALL LOCATED BENEATH I-195 BRIDGE
SITE OF SPILL
PIPELINE
EPA
USCG
CAPITAL TANK FARM/FACILITY
Capital Terminal Facility and EPA/USCG OSC Boundary

3. Oil loss while pipeline under pressure of oil transfer from barge to tank farm. Barge pumps ran approx 5 minutes.

4. Valley Street
Railroad Tracks

5. Spray zone Command Post Staging Area Ruptured pipeline Railroad track
500 ft of containment boom
(precautionary measure)
Staging Area

6. Puncture in pipeline
12 Feet

7. Department of Public Works City Storm Drain Schematics
Affected Outfall
Department of Public Works
City Storm Drain Schematics
Spill Site
Affected Storm Drains

8. I-195 Eastbound
Outfall under bridge
Marina at Houlihan’s Tavern
Storm drain outfall located below the I-195 bridge.

9. Outfall under I-195 Bridge Containment Boom & Sorbent Boom (almost high tide)

10. Summary
Total volume spilled was unknown until volume required to repack pipeline was determined. Total spill (not accounting for amount recovered) estimated at approx 68K gallons.
Mass balance of oil loss, recovery, and remaining in the environment being finalized and agreed to by UC.
Recovery wells in place and ground water contamination plume being mapped by RP’s contractors.
No further sheening from Valley Street outfall. Migration of oil in ground water has not resulted in a sheen in the river.
Shifted from emergency response (Unified Command) to long term remediation led by RI DEM

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SUNKEN PAINT BARGE
NEWPORT BRIDGE

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Unified Command:
U.S. Coast Guard
R.I. Dept of Environmental Management
Abhe & Svoboda
R.I. Turnpike & Bridge Authority
Assisted by:
Donjon Marine
Save The Bay
Clean Harbors
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