Case Study: Piston Pumping Solutions - LNAPL Recovery

52,000 Gallons Later, Blackhawk Piston Pumps Continue To Go 140 Feet Deep To Clean Up Massive Gasoline Spill – And Blackhawk's LNAPL Recovery Tip Is Key To Keeping Costs Down And Recovery Rates High!

On July 30, 2003, gasoline sprayed 50 feet into the air near a large city in the United States contaminating soil and groundwater as the result of a break in the pipeline used by a major U.S. pipeline partnership to transport fuel. The initial report that 10,000 gallons of gasoline were involved underestimated the situation. The local newspaper reported that "52,000 gallons of fuel had been pumped from a groundwater aquifer and that figure will climb as cleanup efforts continue." Doing the job at the three-acre site, where other pumps did not do an adequate job, are 11 Trident and Electric Anchor Piston Pumps manufactured by Blackhawk Environmental Company, Glen Ellyn, IL.