The chemical overflowed a containment area around the tank run by Freedom Industries, which supplies products for the coal-mining industry. It migrated over land and through the soil into the river. The leak happened about a mile upriver from the West Virginia American Water plant.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/12/us/wes...minated-water/
The secondary containment should not have overflown if it was properly sized. Typically, secondary containment is at a minimum the size of the tank, so in case of a leak, all of the chemical in the tank is contained. This will surely be raised but too late.
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