| Spill Type: | Spill | Facility Name/No.: | Facility 9 PW Tank Fire / |
| Facility Type: | SPILL OR RELEASE | Facility Status: | CL |
| Date of Discovery: | 7/20/2024 | Date Closed: | 7/22/2024 |
| Operator: | KP KAUFFMAN COMPANY INC | Operator Number: | 46290 |
| Municipality/County: | FORT LUPTON / WELD - #123 | Location: | SWSW 34 2N67W |
| Doc Number: | 403861391 | Lat/Long: | 40.090300 / -104.882378 Source: ACTUAL based On LatLong |
Municipality
(if within municipal boundaries): | Fort Lupton |
| Waters of the State: | | Impacted Media: | |
Related Remediation Project Number
if work proceeding under an approved Form 27: | N/A |
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| Spill Description: |
| On July 20, 2024 a lightning strike occurred at Facility 9 and struck a 400bbl above ground storage tank (AST) containing produced water. The strike caused the tank to catch fire. KPK understands that a nearby resident notified the Fort Lupton Fire Department (FLFD) who responded to the incident. FLFD notified KPK of the incident at approximately 9:05 pm and arrived on-site at 9:30 pm. Upon arrival the Fire Department had extinguished the fire using foam and KPK proceeded to isolate the tank by shutting valves. At this time no obvious signs of a release were observed and the debris from the tank was then recovered and placed into the secondary containment. On July 22, 2024, KPK Safety personnel arrived on-site to collect photos of the damaged AST and documented that the tank was compromised and a slow leak was observed at the bottom on the northeast side of the AST (see photos). Less than 1 bbl of produced was released and the release was contained within the secondary containment. |
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