Thursday, June 10, 2010
Officials Say EQT Oil Spill Tests Clean
KENTUCKY....
Officials with the Kentucky Division of Water say they don't expect to issue citations for the EQT natural gas company following a spill of about 900 gallons of motor oil Tuesday into Line Fork in Letcher County. A malfunctioning part at a station used to compress natural gas for transport caused a spill which created a sheen on the Line Fork about a half mile from the North Fork of the Kentucky River. Officials say the spill was properly reported, and cleanup of the water and contaminated soil was satisfactory. Booms were used to collect the oil, and testing was conducted downstream to make sure there were no residual effects. Tests were conducted at the Hazard water treatment plant and came up clean.
Officials with the Kentucky Division of Water say they don't expect to issue citations for the EQT natural gas company following a spill of about 900 gallons of motor oil Tuesday into Line Fork in Letcher County. A malfunctioning part at a station used to compress natural gas for transport caused a spill which created a sheen on the Line Fork about a half mile from the North Fork of the Kentucky River. Officials say the spill was properly reported, and cleanup of the water and contaminated soil was satisfactory. Booms were used to collect the oil, and testing was conducted downstream to make sure there were no residual effects. Tests were conducted at the Hazard water treatment plant and came up clean.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:58 PM 
