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Dry Creek GFL Petroleum Discharge FPN# UCGPE25508

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General View of GFL facility<br />Date Taken: 6/3/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9847361111111<br />Longitude: -82.8961027777778<br />Tags:
Initial containment location deployed by Columbus Fire Department downstream of point source release.<br />Date Taken: 5/21/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9224083333333<br />Longitude: -82.8947361111111<br />Tags:
Initial attempt at hard boom containment 3 miles downgradient from point source release (GFL Env) within Mason Run (County Storm Drain) that experiences increased flow after rain event.<br />Date Taken: 5/21/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9224027777778<br />Longitude: -82.8947361111111<br />Tags:
Closeup of pooled oil within phragmites patch.<br />Date Taken: 5/29/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9845916666667<br />Longitude: -82.8961861111111<br />Tags:
Absorbent pad deployed within oil soaked phragmite patch.<br />Date Taken: 5/29/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9846527777778<br />Longitude: -82.8964222222222<br />Tags:
Closeup of pooled oil within phragmites patch adjacent to point source discharge and within Dry Creek.<br />Date Taken: 5/28/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9846083333333<br />Longitude: -82.8965444444444<br />Tags:
Initial recovery efforts within densely populated phragmites patch within Dry Creek<br />Date Taken: 5/28/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9845888888889<br />Longitude: -82.8966138888889<br />Tags:
Oil staining along rail car involved in discharge.<br />Date Taken: 5/23/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9847027777778<br />Longitude: -82.8957888888889<br />Tags:
Oil stained ballast area in immediate vicinity of point source discharge.<br />Date Taken: 5/23/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9847638888889<br />Longitude: -82.8957972222222<br />Tags:
Pooled oil within phragmites patch near point source discharge.<br />Date Taken: 5/28/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9846083333333<br />Longitude: -82.8965444444444<br />Tags:
Product sample from rail car involved in discharged oil.<br />Date Taken: 5/23/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9847638888889<br />Longitude: -82.8958277777778<br />Tags:
Pathway through phragmites along Dry Creek.<br />Date Taken: 5/28/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9847361111111<br />Longitude: -82.8950722222222<br />Tags:
General view of Dry Creek with ongoing phragmite removal.<br />Date Taken: 5/28/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9847222222222<br />Longitude: -82.8950361111111<br />Tags:
Sorbent poms (aka pom poms) <br />Date Taken: 5/27/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9847972222222<br />Longitude: -82.8930361111111<br />Tags:
Absorbents deployed within phragmites patch within Dry Creek<br />Date Taken: 5/28/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9847916666667<br />Longitude: -82.8942027777778<br />Tags:
Absorbents within heavily vegetative portion of Dry Creek.<br />Date Taken: 5/28/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9848222222222<br />Longitude: -82.8924722222222<br />Tags:
Absorbents deployed with wooded portion Dry Creek. <br />Date Taken: 5/28/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9848166666667<br />Longitude: -82.8924777777778<br />Tags:
GFL contractors removing stained/impacted vegetation within Dry Creek.<br />Date Taken: 5/28/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Containment boom within Zone 10 of Mason Run (i.e. OH-317 & Parsons Ave).<br />Date Taken: 5/24/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Water Gate, hard boom and absorbent boom deployed in Mason Creek within the portion that transects DOD military installation.<br />Date Taken: 5/26/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9843972222222<br />Longitude: -82.8912888888889<br />Tags:
Containment point within Mason Run (Note heavy rainbow sheen).<br />Date Taken: 6/9/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Closeup of weathering fuel oil #4 within Mason Run.<br />Date Taken: 5/23/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9763916666667<br />Longitude: -82.8902194444445<br />Tags:
Weathered fuel oil #4 within Mason Run.<br />Date Taken: 5/23/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9763944444444<br />Longitude: -82.8902194444445<br />Tags:
General view of 'bank to bank' fuel oil within a segment of Mason Run.<br />Date Taken: 5/23/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9763916666667<br />Longitude: -82.8902194444445<br />Tags:
Oil recovery point along with portable/inflatable underflow dam deployed within Mason Creek.<br />Date Taken: 5/29/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9843861111111<br />Longitude: -82.8912722222222<br />Tags:
Line of absorbent poms upgradien from underflow dam within Dry Creek.<br />Date Taken: 5/27/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9848833333333<br />Longitude: -82.8918083333333<br />Tags:
Absorbent poms and boom deployed within Dry Creek<br />Date Taken: 5/27/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.984925<br />Longitude: -82.89135<br />Tags:
Underflow dam with product recovery point installed within Dry Creek to prevent downgradient migration of product from entering Mason Run (county storm drain)<br />Date Taken: 5/27/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9848833333333<br />Longitude: -82.8918083333333<br />Tags:
Standpipes of underflow dam with absorbents deployed upgradient.<br />Date Taken: 5/28/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9849055555556<br />Longitude: -82.8918083333333<br />Tags:
Sorbent poms and boom within Dry Creek and Franklin Drain/Mason Run confluence.<br />Date Taken: 6/2/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9848888888889<br />Longitude: -82.8913722222222<br />Tags:
Underflow dam standpipes within Dry Creek (Note heavy rainbow sheen).<br />Date Taken: 6/19/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9846833333333<br />Longitude: -82.8950944444445<br />Tags:
General view of underflow dam with within lower segment of Dry Creek.<br />Date Taken: 5/27/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
General view looking east of Dry Creek adjacent to GFL facility.<br />Date Taken: 6/25/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9846611111111<br />Longitude: -82.8950722222222<br />Tags:
sorbent boom, pads and poms deployed at the confluence of Dry Creek and Franklin Drain/Mason Run Creek. <br />Date Taken: 5/28/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9849277777778<br />Longitude: -82.8913805555556<br />Tags:
General view looking east of timber mats deployed for heavy machinery to conduct excavation activities within heavily impacted portion of Dry Creek.<br />Date Taken: 6/2/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9846222222222<br />Longitude: -82.8951333333333<br />Tags:
Interceptor trench along Dry Creek to mitigate ongoing discharge/seepage to water body.<br />Date Taken: 6/12/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9846388888889<br />Longitude: -82.8956833333333<br />Tags:
Excavation activities near point source discharge to establish a product interceptor trench.<br />Date Taken: 6/13/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9845888888889<br />Longitude: -82.8966611111111<br />Tags:
Deployed AquaBloks (bentonite-coated aggregate) within a portion of Dry Creek<br />Date Taken: 6/18/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
General view (east to west) of bentonite filled interceptor trench (south of RP private rail spur). Note background, a long reach excavator providing bentonite filled super sacs in order to fill in interceptor trench.<br />Date Taken: 6/16/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9846611111111<br />Longitude: -82.8954083333333<br />Tags:
Adhoc sump for oil skimming activities along 'swamp mats' installed within Dry Creek.<br />Date Taken: 6/2/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9846888888889<br />Longitude: -82.8955777777778<br />Tags:
Dry Creek excavation looking east toward GFL facility<br />Date Taken: 7/10/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Excavation of Dry Creek looking west (Note sheet piling installation in foreground separating oil impacted GFL private rail spur ballast area from the recent excavation).<br />Date Taken: 7/11/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9846305555556<br />Longitude: -82.8965222222222<br />Tags:
Dry Creek excavation looking east. Sheet piling installation within foreground.<br />Date Taken: 7/11/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9846<br />Longitude: -82.8965611111111<br />Tags:
General view of Dry Creek Excavation immediately adjacent from oil discharge point source (Note sheet piling installation in foreground between Dry Creek and GFL private rail spur ballast).<br />Date Taken: 7/11/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9846083333333<br />Longitude: -82.8965833333333<br />Tags:
Final restoration photo of Dry Creek post excavation and confirmation sampling activities.<br />Date Taken: 11/5/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9845694444444<br />Longitude: -82.8967055555556<br />Tags:
Interior of oil recovery well with submersible sump pump<br />Date Taken: 11/5/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9846194444444<br />Longitude: -82.8966833333333<br />Tags:
Bermed containment area for excavated soil.<br />Date Taken: 6/18/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9852527777778<br />Longitude: -82.8955305555556<br />Tags:
Containment berm for excavated soil.<br />Date Taken: 6/18/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9849583333333<br />Longitude: -82.8954388888889<br />Tags:
Frac tank utilized within laydown yard to contain oil/water mixture prior to off site disposal.<br />Date Taken: 5/27/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.9852916666667<br />Longitude: -82.8965083333333<br />Tags:


General View of GFL facility Initial containment location deployed by Columbus Fire Department downstream of point source release. Initial attempt at hard boom containment 3 miles downgradient from point source release (GFL Env) within Mason Run (County Storm Drain) that experiences increased flow after rain event. Closeup of pooled oil within phragmites patch. Absorbent pad deployed within oil soaked phragmite patch. Closeup of pooled oil within phragmites patch adjacent to point source discharge and within Dry Creek. Initial recovery efforts within densely populated phragmites patch within Dry Creek Oil staining along rail car involved in discharge. Oil stained ballast area in immediate vicinity of point source discharge. Pooled oil within phragmites patch near point source discharge. Product sample from rail car involved in discharged oil. Pathway through phragmites along Dry Creek. General view of Dry Creek with ongoing phragmite removal. Sorbent poms (aka pom poms) Absorbents deployed within phragmites patch within Dry Creek Absorbents within heavily vegetative portion of Dry Creek. Absorbents deployed with wooded portion Dry Creek. GFL contractors removing stained/impacted vegetation within Dry Creek. Containment boom within Zone 10 of Mason Run (i.e. OH-317 & Parsons Ave). Water Gate, hard boom and absorbent boom deployed in Mason Creek within the portion that transects DOD military installation. Containment point within Mason Run (Note heavy rainbow sheen). Closeup of weathering fuel oil #4 within Mason Run. Weathered fuel oil #4 within Mason Run. General view of 'bank to bank' fuel oil within a segment of Mason Run. Oil recovery point along with portable/inflatable underflow dam deployed within Mason Creek. Line of absorbent poms upgradien from underflow dam within Dry Creek. Absorbent poms and boom deployed within Dry Creek Underflow dam with product recovery point installed within Dry Creek to prevent downgradient migration of product from entering Mason Run (county storm drain) Standpipes of underflow dam with absorbents deployed upgradient. Sorbent poms and boom within Dry Creek and Franklin Drain/Mason Run confluence. Underflow dam standpipes within Dry Creek (Note heavy rainbow sheen). General view of underflow dam with within lower segment of Dry Creek. General view looking east of Dry Creek adjacent to GFL facility. sorbent boom, pads and poms deployed at the confluence of Dry Creek and Franklin Drain/Mason Run Creek. General view looking east of timber mats deployed for heavy machinery to conduct excavation activities within heavily impacted portion of Dry Creek. Interceptor trench along Dry Creek to mitigate ongoing discharge/seepage to water body. Excavation activities near point source discharge to establish a product interceptor trench. Deployed AquaBloks (bentonite-coated aggregate) within a portion of Dry Creek General view (east to west) of bentonite filled interceptor trench (south of RP private rail spur). Note background, a long reach excavator providing bentonite filled super sacs in order to fill in interceptor trench. Adhoc sump for oil skimming activities along 'swamp mats' installed within Dry Creek. Dry Creek excavation looking east toward GFL facility Excavation of Dry Creek looking west (Note sheet piling installation in foreground separating oil impacted GFL private rail spur ballast area from the recent excavation). Dry Creek excavation looking east. Sheet piling installation within foreground. General view of Dry Creek Excavation immediately adjacent from oil discharge point source (Note sheet piling installation in foreground between Dry Creek and GFL private rail spur ballast). Final restoration photo of Dry Creek post excavation and confirmation sampling activities. Interior of oil recovery well with submersible sump pump Bermed containment area for excavated soil. Containment berm for excavated soil. Frac tank utilized within laydown yard to contain oil/water mixture prior to off site disposal.