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The National Environment and
Planning Agency (NEPA) issued a Warning Letter on Friday, April 15,
2005, which was served on the Urban Maintenance (1977) Limited,
located at 8 Ocean Boulevard, Kingston. The Letter addressed the
removal of all blockage of the main drain into which the oil was
spilled; the cleaning up of the drain and the removal of the remaining
oil.
Subsequently, the following
actions were taken; the tank from which the oil was spilled was
completely emptied and returned and the sludge at the bottom of the
oil tank is presently being cleaned manually.
The outside sump or pit into
which the spilled oil had drained was blocked off to prevent any
further oil flowing into the main drain. Afterwards, the sump was
cleaned using shovels and absorbent materials, such as sawdust.
On Wednesday April 20, flushing
was done to remove the remaining contamination from the drain. A
maximum of two days was used to ensure a complete wash. Concord
Kerosene Services, located at 97 Dumbarton Avenue, Kingston 10 removed
the contaminated water and oil.
Garbage Disposal and Sanitation
Systems (GDSS) Limited located at Marcus Garvey Drive removed all
contaminated solids. The concrete dam was also removed and the entire
drain has since been completely cleaned from all contaminated water
and solids.
On April 1, an oil spill occurred
in the Kingston Harbour, in the vicinity of the Ministry of Health
building on Kings Street. |
