Pursuant to Section 403.077, F.S., the Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Public Notice of Pollution for a reportable release. All information displayed was submitted by the reporting party.
Type of Notice: Initial Report
Date of Notice: 08/10/2022
Incident Information
Name of Incident: Energy Delivery Warehouse Transformer Spill
State Watch Office Case Number: 20226052
Start of Incident: 08/09/2022 02:00 PM
End of Incident: 08/10/2022 03:30 PM
Incident Description
An SRT Logistics truck knocked over a transformer that was in storage at the Lakeland Electric Energy Delivery Warehouse and caused the entire contents to be spilled onto the asphalt storage lot. The spill entered into an onsite stormdrain. The amount spilled was estimated to be 80 gallons. It appeared 60-70 gallons were contained on the asphalt lot and 10-20 gallons made their way to the stormdrain. The mineral oil dielectric fluid (MODEF) in that transformer had been previously analyzed by a laboratory at 10 parts per billion for PCBs. A C T Environmental was called to help us with the cleanup of the MODEF spill which included cleanup of the asphalt lot and the onsite stormdrains. Offsite stormdrains were surveyed and did not reveal any MODEF or sheen. Additionally, outfalls of the stormdrains to Lake Parker were surveyed and did not reveal any MODEF or sheen. The National Response Center (NRC) was initially called due to the fact the MODEF had entered into the stormdrain. The NRC incident number is 134-40-42. All cleanup activities have been successfully completed. For media inquiries, please contact Cathryn Lacy at 863-834-6589. or [email protected].
Incident Location
Facility/Installation Name: Lakeland Electric – Energy Delivery Warehouse
Address Line 1: 1140 E. Parker Street
Address Line 2:
Directions: Near the intersection of E. Paker Street. and N. Lake Paker Avenue
City: Lakeland
State: FL
Zip Code: 33801
Coordinates (in decimal degrees):
Lat: 28.054048880808566, Long: -81.94132528309078
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Impacted Counties: Polk
Updated Impact:
Incident Reported By
Name: Sean McGinnis
Title: Environmental Coordinator
