Lab Report: Hopkins Leak Caused by Corrosion Due to Lack of Maintenance

Lab Report: Hopkins Leak Caused by Corrosion Due to Lack of Maintenance

Through an information request, Tallahassee Reports has learned that an outside metalurgical laboratory concluded in August 2012 that the leak in the 7.5 million gallon fuel tank located at the Hopkins Generating Station was caused by a “corrosion attack” and “microbiologically-influenced corrosion.” Also, the lab report and other writings by experts indicate the corrosion could […]

City Informed Bondholders, But Not Citizens About Fuel Spill. Also, “Residual Contamination Might Exist”

City Informed Bondholders, But Not Citizens About Fuel Spill. Also, “Residual Contamination Might Exist”

With every passing day new information is revealed about the major fuel spill that occurred at the City’s Hopkins Generating Station in 2012. TR was the first to report the spill here and the beginning of what appears a concerted effort by management to conceal the spill from city commissioners and the citizens of Tallahassee. Now […]