I usually require a contractor to clean up a small oil spill like this. We will remove all of the soil on this project and dispose it as mildly contaminated; I let it go this time.
October 23, 2020
August 25, 2020
Portable Spill Kit
It’s always a good idea to have a bunch of portable spill kits on the job. Put one in the cab of each piece of equipment for quick response when hydraulic hoses break.
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July 23, 2020
Spill Sausages
Nice job of containing the drips from hydraulic hose fittings and pump leaks using spill sausages.
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June 11, 2019
Spill Pads Under Equipment
All right, so you don’t want to have to deal with petroleum contaminated soil and water; how about using spill pads under equipment?
POLLUTION PREVENTION, PLANNING AND EXECUTION SPECIFICATION
Equipment Storage
A. Drip pans and absorbent pads shall be placed under all equipment that is unused for more than four hours, overnights, weekends, and holidays.
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December 1, 2020
Water Berm
I learned about water berms from a contractor several years ago. We hired them to reconstruct an old parking lot. The lot was all paved and most of it was hilly. I require extruded asphalt curbing be used to keep clean water out and dirty water inside the project. The contractor asked me if they could use water-filled berms instead. I wanted to see how they worked and agreed. They worked great so we have added this to our BMP toolbox. These are heavy PVC tubes that can be reused many times, if not abused. I can’t remember where they got these but similar ones are used in spill control. One of the suppliers I know of is: NEWPIG.COM.
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October 9, 2020
Secondary Containment for Chainsaw and Fuel
Secondary containment for chainsaws and fuel prevents spills while working on this riverbank habitat project.
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September 27, 2020
Erosion Control Photos
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August 7, 2020
Secondary Containment-Almost
Secondary containment-almost, this is better. The chainsaw bar oil and gas are together; if a spill happens, it’s in one place.
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August 6, 2020
Needs Secondary Containment
Looks to me like these needs secondary containment. Any of these is a spill waiting to happen.
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July 20, 2020
Kiddy Pool
The contractor placed this kiddy pool under the light plant motor and drip pan. Oil drips cause a petroleum sheen when rain water is present. The contractor will use spill pads to remove the sheen before discharging the water.
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