Incident-Release from Groundwater Extraction System

At 9:35 the morning of June 24, 2010, Stratus was notified via the emergency phone number that water was leaking from the groundwater treatment system compound at ARCO 6160.At 10:00 am Stratus personnel were on-site to turn the power off to the remediation compound and stop the pumping of any additional groundwater. Initial observations indicated water leaking from the secondary containment berm, however, no overflow conditions or releases were evident with the equipment.  A vacuum truck was on-site by 11:45 to remove residual water in and around the compound.     

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