Hazardous Material Response

Whatcom Environmental assisted a commercial client with the characterization and remediation of a red dye diesel spill which occurred due to a pump failure. The diesel flowed across a paved parking lot to the hillside as the edge of the parking lot. Snow covered the ground at the time of the spill, and the visibly [...]

Whatcom Environmental assisted an industrial facility respond to an accidental spill of 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel at their site. The diesel fuel flowed through a containment system and into a newly installed oil-water separator. Unfortunately, a defect in the oil-water separator allowed the oil to move past the oil stop valve and discharge out [...]

Whatcom Environmental Services assisted an industrial facility and fuel transportation company respond to a red dye diesel fuel spill to a drainage ditch and adjacent field which resulted from a tanker-truck rollover accident. Emergency response actions included deploying absorbent pads, sand dams, vacuum trucks, and conducting soil excavation. Whatcom Environmental personnel were onsite to guide [...]