Saturday, June 12, 2010

Chevron Oil Leak in Salt Lake City Spills Up to 21,000 Gallons into Red Butte Creek

Are oil spills this common or is there something else occurring? Of course, there is the Deepwater Horizon spill, and today, there is a 21,000 gallon oil spill in the waterways of Salt Lake City.

Crews capped the site of a leak, which was spilling oil into Red Butte Creek. Chevron officials have confirmed the pipeline was shut off around 7a.m., but warn residual oil may be leaking at the fracture point.

Though the site of the leak has been contained, officials estimate between 400 and 500 barrels of oil have already been released.

Source: KSL.com


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