EPA directs response activities at fuel spill in the Reedy River near Simpsonville, SC.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 1996--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and said today that efforts to clean up a fuel oil spill in the Reedy River are progressing well. Colonial Pipeline Company experienced a rupture in a 36" diameter pipeline carrying diesel fuel at 2:30 a.m. on June 27, 1996, losing an estimated 500,000 gallons. EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. assumed direction of all spill response actions at 6 a.m. on June 27th. Approximately 380,000 gallons, an 80% mixture of oil in water, have been recovered. Cleanup efforts have prevented any oil from reaching Lake Greenwood, which serves as a regional source of drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. . Today, EPA will survey private wells in the area as a precautionary measure. Colonial Pipeline Company has supplied more than 125 response personnel and cleanup equipment. Representatives from the Department of Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (also known as "SC DHEC" or simply "DHEC") is the government agency responsible for health and environment control in the American state of South Carolina. , South Carolina Department of Natural Resources The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is a South Carolina state agency charged with regulating hunting, fishing, boating, duck stamp orders, state parks and the conservation efforts of the South Carolina state government. and local police and fire departments are assisting in the cleanup. CONTACT: Carl Terry, Press Office, 404/347-3555, ext. 6755 |
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