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News Release 192
GASOLINE SEEPAGE, ODOR RETURNS TO SITE OF 2003 LEAK
Volume 36-192 |
Contact: Larry Archer |
(For immediate release) |
573-751-3807 |
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, APRIL 8, 2008 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources dispatched an emergency responder Saturday to investigate the return of petroleum vapors and gasoline to an Mississippi County convenience store that had been the site of a 17,000-gallon fuel leak in 2003.
The department's Environmental Emergency Response section was contacted. Saturday by a city wastewater official concerning the return of gasoline odors and evidence of petroleum product resurfacing from the ground at the Eastside Convenience Store, 901 W. Highway 80, East Prairie.
Gasoline is no longer sold at the convenience store, which was the site of the estimated 17,000-gallon leak in March 2003. An emergency responder dispatched from the department's Southeast Region Office in Poplar Bluff determined that the remnants of that leak have been pushed to the surface by high groundwater. The responder placed absorbent pads at the scene to collect the gasoline.
Air monitoring conducted at the scene confirmed the presence of gasoline vapors but not in levels that would pose a threat of explosion.
From July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007, petroleum products accounted for 43 percent of materials released during environmental emergencies.
The department's Environmental Emergency Response section is called to the scene of more than 300 emergencies each year, including fires, traffic accidents, leaking storage tanks and other incidents that could have a negative environmental impact. The department's 24-hour spill line receives more than 1,600 incident reports annually.
To report an environmental emergency, including fuel spills, please contact the spill line at
573-634-2436. For more information contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources at
800-361-4827 or 573-751-3443, or visit the department's Web page at www.dnr.mo.gov.
For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.
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