Spill response system

Abstract

A spill containment and remediation system. A reel for a boom is mounted in the upper part of a weatherproof housing. The lower region of the housing is leakproof and can store recovered liquid spill. A boom or dike is mounted on the reel. The housing has an opening which is normally sealed shut by a door. The housing is configured to be mounted on the exterior of a tanker delivery truck. When a spill occurs the door is opened and the boom readily deployed through the opening. After use, the contaminated boom can be reeled-in and stored over the lower region of the housing.

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       13 . A material waste spill containment and recovery system utilizing a boom or dike comprising: 
 a housing having an upper interior region and a lower interior region in fluid communication with said upper interior region;    a reel for reeling said boom or dike mounted in said upper interior region of said housing; and    said lower interior region of said housing being leakproof and having space for holding recovered spill material.    
   
   
       14 . A system as in  claim 13  wherein the recovered material includes liquid petroleum product.  
   
   
       15 . A housing for a boom comprising: 
 a top, a bottom, a first side wall, a second side wall, a rear side wall and a front side wall defining an interior region in said housing;    an opening formed in said front side wall;    a movable panel for covering said opening in a first position and for allowing external access to said interior region while in a second position;    said interior region having an upper part and a lower part;    a reel for reeling said boom mounted in said upper part of said interior region of said housing; and    said lower part of said interior region of said housing being in fluid communication with said upper part and being configured to hold recovered contaminated product introduced into the housing through said opening.    
   
   
       16 . A housing as in  claim 15 . wherein said reel has a boom wound in it.  
   
   
       17 . A housing as in  claim 15  wherein said reel is operatively attached to a manual crank which is located outside of said housing.  
   
   
       18 . A petroleum spill containment system comprising: 
 a petroleum delivery vehicle, said vehicle having a boom deployment and recovery system mounted on it;    said boom deployment and recovery system including a housing having a reel mounted inside the housing in an upper portion of said housing, said reel being configured for storing and deploying a boom;    and a containment region in a leakproof lower portion of said housing for holding petroleum product recovered by the boom during its use.    
   
   
       19 . A system as in  claim 13  wherein a boom is detachably connected to said reel.  
   
   
       20 . A system as in  claim 19  wherein the boom is connected to said reel by a detachable cable.  
   
   
       21 . A system as in  claim 13  having a manual crank located exterior to said housing for rotating the reel.  
   
   
       22 . A system as in  claim 13  wherein the housing is made of aluminum.  
   
   
       23 . A system as in  claim 13  wherein said housing has a drain for draining said material from its lower interior region.  
   
   
       24 . A system as in  claim 13  wherein a dike is detachably connected to said reel.  
   
   
       25 . A housing as in  claim 15  wherein said housing is mounted and supported above ground level by at least one elongated, rigid, vertically oriented structure.  
   
   
       26 . A housing as in  claim 25  wherein said elongated structure is a column.