CINCINNATI (AP) — Repairs have begun on a pipeline that
leaked more than 10,000 gallons of crude oil into a suburban nature
preserve.
Officials said Sunday that repairs approved by the U.S.
Department of Transportation are underway on the pipeline that leaked in
the Oak Glen Nature Preserve in suburban Cincinnati. A Colerain
Township fire department release says more than 31,000 gallons of
combined water and oil have been recovered in cleanup of the
contaminated area.
The leak discovered March 17 came from a 5-inch
crack in the pipeline. Federal investigators are trying to determine
what caused the crack.
The oil leaked into an intermittent stream and an acre-sized marshy area in the preserve
Officials say no problems have been found with air quality or water wells in the area.
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Repairs have begun on a pipeline that
leaked more than 10,000 gallons of crude oil into a suburban nature
preserve.
Officials said Sunday that repairs approved by the U.S.
Department of Transportation are underway on the pipeline that leaked in
the Oak Glen Nature Preserve in suburban Cincinnati. A Colerain
Township fire department release says more than 31,000 gallons of
combined water and oil have been recovered in cleanup of the
contaminated area.
The leak discovered March 17 came from a 5-inch
crack in the pipeline. Federal investigators are trying to determine
what caused the crack.
The oil leaked into an intermittent stream and an acre-sized marshy area in the preserve
Officials say no problems have been found with air quality or water wells in the area.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.