AS-88546_96810_CA_RPTS_20220914_InterimRelease

9/14/2022
Subject: Interim Release Report for Incident #20220826/02
Please find enclosed the “Interim Release” for the incident in Hendersonville, NC on August 26, 2022. Upon review, please provide a “No Further Action” or equivalent letter for the above incident. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact our office.

Sincerely,
Crystal Willis
Premium Environmental Services 812-853-2400
P.O. BOX 370 ~ Newburgh, IN 47629 ~ PHONE: [phone] ~ FAX: [phone]
Date of Incident: 8/26/2022
PES Incident #: 22-034-08503
State: NC
County: Henderson
State Report #: 20220826/02
NRC Report #: 1345646
1. Who?
a. Location: I-26 MM 48 Hendersonville, NC
b. Generator: Swift Transportation
2. When?
a. Reported to PES at: 5:48 pm CST
b. Discovered: 5:44 pm CST
c. PES dispatched: 06:28 pm CST
3. Location?
a. Location I-26 MM 48 Hendersonville, NC
b. City: Hendersonville County Henderson
c. GPS Coordinates: 35.3514402; -82.4542353

4. Product Released?
a. Product released: Diesel Fuel
b. Amount Released 200 gallons
5. Environmental Impact?
a. The full area of impact is pending further site visit: roughly a 200’ by 50’ in total on the
roadway and shoulder with soil impact.
b. length of area of the navigable waterway affected: two storm drains which have been
remediated
c. Identify damage to wildlife and/or vegetation: Undetermined
d. Identify impact to human health and safety: Undetermined
e. Identify medical advice provided for exposed individuals and or local medical
personnel: Undetermined
6. Monitoring and Detection?
a. Monitored: N/A
b. Airborne: N/A
c. Public Warned: Undetermined
7. Mitigation, Containment Action?
a. How much product or waste was recovered or neutralized: 1,000 gallons of impacted
water, and diesel fuel mixed
8. Prevention Measures?
a. Contractor has built a six layered dam to prevent further spread of contaminants
9. Health Risks?
a. Undetermined
10. Permit Numbers?
a. Undetermined
11. Chronology?
At 05:45 pm CST David Lundahl with Swift reported to PES that a single vehicle
accident, cause the release of 200 gallons of diesel fuel; from the saddle tanks on the
tractor. David reported to PES that the wrecker has already taken the truck offsite and
Date of Incident: 8/26/2022
PES Incident #: 22-034-08503
State: NC
County: Henderson
State Report #: 20220826/02
NRC Report #: 1345646
that the police is onsite is onsite. David reports the area of the highway it occurred on;
I-26 MM 48 near Hendersonville, NC. David reports that a full release occurred in the
construction zone there, impacting concrete, soil, and drainage. At 06:27 pm CST PES
reports to the NRC and provide all information to REP Al Romero, who in turn provides
PES with a report and incident number. PES dispatches First call at 06:28 pm CST,
whose PM is Cordis Hardman. At 06:30 pm CST PES contacts the North Carolina
Department of Environmental and speaks with Rep Jerry to confirm all information
from the NRC and receives a report number from the NC DNR. At 07:33pm CST Victoria
Cortes from the Henderson County Emergency Management contacts PES to get an
update on the situation which PES provides. Victoria provides PES with direction for
the response team to arrive onsite in a quicker manner; PES provides all information to
the Response team from First Call. At 7:47 pm CST PES contacts the construction
safety manager Justin Huston who makes sure that PES and the response team are
aware that the drains need to be pumped out due to impact, PES confirms this and
passes all information given to the Response team. At 08: 35 pm CST First call informs
PES they do not have a vac truck available and will attempt a drum vac on the storm
drains if possible. At 09:25 First call contractor arrives onsite and begins working on
providing PES with information. PES subcontracts CERT to provide a vac truck since FCE
couldn’t. At 01:16 am CST on 08-27-2022 Michael Newman of FCE takes over the site,
and provides PES with a completed site sketch, and at 01:59 am the CERT vac truck
contractor informs PES they have completed collecting the remediation. FCE has
completed laying out a 6 layer barrier on the drain to prevent any spread of residual
diesel. On 8-27-2022 at 2:25 pm cst FCE updates PES that NCDOT denied excavation on
the Sunday night. The excavation is pending approval from NCDOT. Final Chronology
pending excavation
12. Documentation?
a. PES is preparing the Final report, containing the waste manifest. All pending final
excavation.
13. Causes?
a. Single vehicle accident resulting in a full fuel release.