This Week's Headlines
Study Shows Exxon Valdez Oil Persists in Alaska
Oil Spill at Hydro Sub-station Could be Substantive
Cleanup Complete Following Whitehall, Pa. Blast
Oil Spill Closes Intercoastal Waterway
White Plains Gasoline Spill Jams Traffic, Pollutes River
EPA Seeks Comment on Underground Storage Tanks Grant Guidelines
EPA Issues Grant Guidelines for Underground Storage Tank Programs
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Study Shows Exxon Valdez Oil Persists in Alaska
Lingering crude from the nation’s largest oil spill has weathered only
slightly in some places almost 18 years after the tanker Exxon Valdez
ran aground and fouled hundreds of miles of Alaska shoreline, a new
federal study released Wednesday concludes.
The estimated 85 tons — or more than 26,600 gallons — of oil remaining
at Prince William Sound is declining about 4 percent a year and likely
even slower in the Gulf of Alaska, according to research chemist Jeffrey
Short with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Source: Associated Press
Oil Spill at Hydro Sub-Station Could be Substantive
Thieves cut through a fence at the B.C.
Hydro's sub-station and broke into a shed, stealing the brass fittings
off a transformer.
As a result, the transformer’s insulating oil leaked out. The
transformer was a spare and could potentially hold 18-thousand litres of
fluid. It’s not known how much oil spilled. Hydro crews took
protective measures to clean up the mess and notified officials with the
Provincial Emergency Program.
Source:
Opinion 250, Prince George, B.C.
Cleanup Complete Following Whitehall, Pa. Blast
A massive petroleum pipeline explosion and fire that forced the evacuation of several dozen South Whitehall, Pa. homes nearly two years ago has been adequately cleaned up, according to the company responsible for the work. Mobile Pipeline Co., a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, which owned the pipeline at the time of the Feb. 1, 2005, explosion, plans to petition the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for approval to stop the cleanup.
The valve station along Huckleberry Road
was the site of the explosion, which caused a blaze that firefighters
fought for three
days. At least 50,000 gallons of gasoline were lost or incinerated, and
about 5,000 gallons of that amount were spilled on the ground around the
transfer station.
DETAILS
Oil Spill Closes Intercoastal Waterway
A section of the Intracoastal Waterway south of Lake Salvador, La. was closed to shipping last week after an oil leak in Bayou Perot. The leak was discovered about 1 a.m. January 28. It was the result of a damaged sweet medium crude oil wellhead.
The Coast Guard estimated more than 1,000 barrels of oil escaped into the water. The incident is classified as a medium spill. More than 3,200 feet of oil containment boom has been deployed to prevent the oil from spreading further. DETAILS
White Plains Gasoline Spill Jams Traffic, Pollutes River
More than 1,000 gallons of
gasoline spilled from an overfilled tank during a delivery at a service
station in downtown White Plains, N.Y. and some of the fuel reached the
Bronx River. A gasoline spill at a downtown service station sent fuel
spewing onto the rooftops
of nearby buildings, slowed morning rush-hour traffic to a crawl and
dumped untold gallons through the sewer system into the Bronx River as
far south as Eastchester.
Bags filled with kitty
litter, which soaks up liquid and prevents fumes from spreading, were
used to dam nearby storm sewer openings, but not before some gasoline
had made its way into the storm-water lines, catch basins and,
eventually, the river. Emergency workers spent much of the day setting
up booms along the river to
contain the fuel as much as possible.
DETAILS
EPA
Seeks Public Comment on Draft Underground Storage Tanks Grant Guidelines
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released for public comment
draft grant guidelines for states to report on the compliance of
government underground storage tanks under the Energy Policy Act of
2005. States will have to report on the compliance status of underground
storage tanks owned or operated by federal, state, and local
governments. EPA worked with states and other partners to develop the
grant guidelines and, when final, will incorporate them into grant
agreements between EPA and states. Grants provide resources to help
states implement the underground storage tank program. EPA will accept
public comments on the draft guidelines until Feb. 22, 2007. EPA's Web
site provides the public with the draft guidelines, as well as details
about how and where to submit comments.
Information on draft grant guidelines for state compliance report on
underground storage tanks.
EPA
Issues Two Grant Guidelines for State Underground Storage Tank Programs
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency has issued two final grant guidelines for states,
which will implement key provisions of the underground storage tank
amendments of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The financial
responsibility and installer certification grant guidelines require that
an underground storage tank manufacturer or installer have the financial
resources to clean up a site if a release occurs because of improper
manufacture or installation. The public record grant guidelines require
that a state's public record must include the number, sources, and
causes of underground storage tank releases, tank compliance records,
and data on tank equipment failures.
The financial responsibility and installer certification grant
guidelines describe the minimum requirements states must meet in order
to comply with the financial responsibility and installer certification
provision contained in the act. The guidelines include definitions,
requirements, criteria, and options for states choosing to implement the
financial responsibility and installer certification provision. By
The public record grant guidelines describe the minimum requirements
states must meet in order to comply with the public record provision.
The guidelines include developing and updating the public record, making
the public record available, describing the minimum public record
content, ensuring data quality, and demonstrating and ensuring
compliance with the guidelines.
EPA provides funding to states through grants to regulate underground
storage tanks. EPA worked with states and industry to develop the
financial responsibility and installer certification grant guidelines
and the public record grant guidelines.
Information on the grant guidelines.
Register Today for "The Habit of SellingTM"
SCAA invites you to register for “The
Habit of Selling,” an interactive sales training seminar for all sales
professionals and managers set for March 20 – 22 in Dayton, Ohio. Like
professional athletes, sales professionals require ongoing practice and
training to succeed. Sales managers who understand this provide their
salespeople with opportunities to acquire new skills, increase
productivity and reach their goals.
Sales professionals will learn how to document their organization’s
value-added services and sell them to their customers. With the help of
the logical and systematic “5 A’s Selling Process,” attendees will work
on a target account of their choice to gain practical, hands-on tools
for better face-to face selling.
SCAA is co-sponsoring this sales training event with the Association
Education Alliance (AEA); which is a collaboration of associations that
work together to provide training and networking opportunities for its
members. This is your opportunity to meet and network with sales
professionals from a variety of different industries. Registration for
the course is $895 per person.
DETAILS
SCAA, AEA Offer Webinar on Distributor/Manufacturer Relations
SCAA and the Association Education Alliance are offering a webinar titled Distributor/Manufacturer Relations: Demonstrating Total Cost Savings. Tim Underhill will make the presentation March 28, 2007 from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. EST.
Manufacturers and distributors add value
with the products and services they provide their customers. The ability
to communicate that value, beyond price, is difficult for many
companies. As the prices of steel, energy, plastics and other
costs rise, the need to demonstrate your value is also rising.
This presentation will focus on why customers need suppliers that can
reduce their total operating costs and why you need to show your value.
It will show you how to document your value quickly and easily. More
details are coming soon.
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