FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Update #5 on Olympic Pipeline Gasoline Spill
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Please see the most recent statement below from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington State Department of Ecology, and bp America regarding the Olympic pipeline gasoline spill on Highway 534 in Conway. Skagit County Department of Emergency Management is on site to support the response efforts.
Conway, WA (December 14, 2023/5:00 PM)
The unified command is leading the spill response to the release of gasoline from a vault associated with the Olympic Pipeline in Conway, Washington. The pipeline was shut down and the leak was stopped on Sunday, December 10.
Efforts to clean up spilled gasoline are continuing. Approximately 6,993 gallons of gasoline have been recovered to date. Approximately 25,326 gallons were released in the incident.
Updated Information
Boom is deployed in the following locations:
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? East of Pioneer Highway, just north of the Fisher Slough Preserve area
? Lining both sides of the bank of Hill Ditch, north and south of the bridge on SR 534
Members of the public who come upon injured or deceased wildlife are asked not to touch or relocate affected wildlife and to call 1-800-22BIRDS. Teams have recovered one American beaver, one pine siskin bird, one mallard duck, and one American widgeon duck deceased because of the spill.
Teams have evaluated 5,280 meters (3.3 miles) of shoreline for potential spill impacts and have found 30 meters (98 feet) impacted by the spill.
Approximately 2,100 feet of boom are currently deployed in the response.
After regulatory approval, the pipeline system was restarted on December 13.
General Information
The unified command consists of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Washington Department of Ecology, Skagit County Department of Emergency Management, bp, Lummi Nation, and the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.
A claims center has been established by the Olympic Pipeline. Please call 1-866-616-1558 to report any personal or property damages resulting from the spill.
SR 534 remains open to one-way traffic as cleanup work proceeds.
Air monitoring conducted at the direction of unified command continues to indicate no public health risk from gasoline fumes.
Status updates will be posted on Ecology?s incident webpage at http://tinyurl.com/svvp2p4s
Air monitoring conducted at the direction of unified command continues to indicate no public health risk from gasoline fumes.
Tomorrow, neighbors may see cleanup crews conducting in-water surveys of Hill Ditch.
For further information on this incident, contact:
Scarlet Tang/Ecology: 206-920-2600
Bill Dunbar/EPA: 206-245-7452
Jenn Rogers/Skagit County: 360-630-6604
Pamela Brady/BP: 360-920-1171
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