Subject: Minnguq Tannery Spill Response Plan
From: "Nichols, Chris" <[email-masked]>
To: "'Rita Becker'" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 07:45:45 -0400

Hi Rita:
 
Below are some comments on the revised Spill Response Plan for the Minnguq
Tannery.
 
The spill plan is acceptable, however there are a few outstanding questions
which must be addressed before the plan is approved in full:

*	If the 45 gallon drums containing effluent are to be stored outside,
will freeze-thaw action result in a breach of the barrels?
*	The MSDS sheet provided for H2SO4 is in French only-it should be in
English as well.
*	Please note that the Department of Sustainable Development (DSD) is
not a spill response agency-DSD is a regulatory agency and therefore is
responsible for ensuring that the proponent cleans up the spill to
acceptable standards.
*	Is H2SO4 an oxidizer?
*	Page 17, table 2, 3rd row: Spill Reporting Quantities.  How did the
proponent arrive at the figures of 100kg. or 100 litres?

Thanks
Chris