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175th & White Oak Ave Oil Spill, Hammond, Ind.
Contact
EPA is offering to test home air quality in the affected zone. Call 800-621-8431 and press "0" and leave a message and we will return your call. You may also e-mail Community Involvement Coordinator Ginny Narsete (narsete.virginia@epa.gov) directly.
Map of Site Location
Printable map of area (PDF) (1p, 1.37MB)
Response to date, September 13, 2010
- 377,375 gallons of oily liquids* removed
- 18,562 gallons of product
- ~ 525 tons**tons of soil removed
- ~ 30 tons**tons of concret/asphalt removed
* waiting for separation of oil and water to determine oil/water fractions
** Volume estimates only at this time. Certified weights (tonnage) values will be provided as reported/disposed at the TSDF.
Background
On August 18, 2010, EPA Region 5 issued an administrative order under the Clean Water Act to BP Products North America, Inc., BP Pipelines (North America) Inc., and US Pipeline and Logistics (BP), requiring the companies to immediately cease discharging oil at or near 175th Street and White Oak Avenue in Hammond, Ind., and to clean up any oil related to this discharge. BP will bear any costs associated with the cleanup.
Site Updates | News Releases || Legal Documents || Slideshow
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Site Updates
News Releases
- Media Advisory: EPA, State and Local Officials To Hold Media Briefing on Hammond Gas Leak - August 18, 2010
Legal Documents
- EPA Removal Amended Administrative Order Docket Number CWAI321-5-10-002 (PDF) (6pp, 255K) - September 15, 2010
- EPA Removal Administrative Order, BP Products North America, Inc, BP Pipelines (North American), Inc., and US Pipeline and Logistics Docket Number: CWA1321-5-10-002 (PDF) (6pp, 183K) - August 18, 2010
Slideshow
Images of the spill site
Pulling the old section of pipe out of the hole; note the clamps at the location of the leak (pipe has been wrapped).
The old section of pipe after removal and the new section of pipe (foreground) ready to be installed.
The hole after removal of the old pipe; note bucket for containment of any drips from pipe.
EPA Emergency Response workers on site.
Excavation of potential leak area.
Regional Administrator Susan Hedman and On Scene Coordinator Sam Borries study maps of the site.
More excavation at the site of the spill.
Pipeline gouge unearthing operation.