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<br /> <br />RECEIVEQ <br />REPORT OF UNDESIRABLE EVENT <br />JAN 2 g ~ggg <br />DATE/TIME OCCURRED: 1 /25/99 0800 DATE /TIME REPORTED BLM: 1/25/99 613Qn of Minerals 8 Geoiog~, <br />LOCATION: NE 1/4. SWl/4 QTR QTR, SEC. 26 T. 1S R. 98W 6TH Meridian <br />County: Rio Blanco State: Colorado <br />WELL/FACILITY NUMBER: Buried Pipeline West of Dome OPERATOR: White River Nahcolite <br />SURFACE OWNERSHIP: Federal Indian Fee State <br />LEASE NUMBER: C-0118327 UNIT NAME/CA NUMBER: None <br />TYPE OF EVENT: Blow out Fire Fatality Injury Property Damage <br />Oil Spill Saltwater Spill Toxic Fluid Spill Gas Venting <br />OiVSaltwater Spill OiVToxic Fluid Spill <br />Other (specify): Process Pond Return Pipeline <br />CAUSE OF EVENT: Pipe Failure; <br />VOLUMES OF POLLUTANTS: Discharged/consumed: Approximately 26.000 alg Ions <br />Recovered: 25,000 .. all~ons <br />TIME REQUIRED TO CONTROL EVENT (in hours) 0.5 <br />ACTION TAKEN TO CONTROL EVENT, DESCRIPTION OF DAMAGE, CLEAN UP PROCEDURES <br />AND DATES: Excess surface water was noticed west of the storage dome on the area used by haul trucks to <br />exit scale building. Water was seeping up through the ground above buried pipeline. The area is an area which <br />has been excavated for plant facilities. No vegetation grows in the area and no effects on vegetation is <br />expected. All of the discharge was contained in nearby erosion control basins. The process pond pump was <br />turned off and seepage stopped. A water truck was utilized to remove all standing water by 1800 on 1/25/99. <br />CAUSE AND EXTENT OF PERSONNEL INJURY: None <br />OTHER FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES NOTiFiED: Colorado DMG <br />ACTION TAKEN TO PREVENT RECURRENCE: The process pond return pipeline will not be utilized until <br />pipeline is repaired. A contractor is scheduled to begin repairs on (/27/99. <br />GENERAL REMARKS: <br />RECEIVED BY: <br />Ed Baker <br />WRN Envir/Safety Manager <br />(name) and (title) cc: Corporate E/S Manager <br />DATE: DMG <br />