Razorback Pipeline Clean Up

The owners of the Razorback Pipeline submitted a clean up plan to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality for approval, and now they are just waiting for a go ahead. In the latest release from the Razorback Pipelines owners, TransMontaigne, admit 70, 560 gallons of gasoline overflowed from a tank at the Razorback Pipeline storage center on October 3rd. They also detail what they plan on doing this week to prepare for clean up. TransMontaigne is going to construct an on site excavated material staging area. There they will treat the gas contaminated soil so they can safely dispose of it later. TransMontaigne also plan on continuing to evaluate the groundwater and soil. In order to do anything concerning the clean up they must obtain the approval of their plan by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality. The ADEQ said legal and technical personnel must approve the plan. If the plan is approved this week, TransMontaigne is hoping to begin clean up as early as October 30. ADEQ said one of the methods of cleaning up is putting the contaminated soil in piles and let the materials degrade naturally. Another way is a thermal treatment. Workers will heat the gasoline out of the soil to make it safe again. Residents around the area could smell gasoline during the cleaning process, but ADEQ says it shouldnt pose a hazard to anyones health. TransMontaigne also included in the plan, they intend to inspect the groundwater twice a week for the next three months.