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No plans for major cleanup after 12,000 gallons of crude oil spilled near Mississippi River.
12,000 gallons of crude oil spilled between Winona and Red Wing on Monday
by Nathan Hansen
No significant cleanup work is planned after a valve or cap mishap on a Canadian Pacific rail car spilled 12,000 gallons of crude oil between Winona and Red Wing.
According to officials at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the incident was reported at 11:41 a.m. Monday, after crews discovered the leak. The spill involved less than half the contents of a typical tanker car, which holds about 26,000 gallons of liquid.
According to David Morrison, a member of the MPCA emergency response team sent out Tuesday, the spill was more pronounced along the tracks in Winona when he inspected rail crossings in the city Tuesday afternoon. Morrison said this was probably due to increased snow cover on the tracks, making the spill more visible, and the train traveling more slowly through the city, depositing more oil.
No major cleanup work was planned as of Tuesday, MPCA public information officer Catherine Rofshus said, due to the low volume of oil along the tracks, but could change if larger pools of oil are found or oil threatens any waters along the tracks.
by Nathan Hansen
No significant cleanup work is planned after a valve or cap mishap on a Canadian Pacific rail car spilled 12,000 gallons of crude oil between Winona and Red Wing.
According to officials at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the incident was reported at 11:41 a.m. Monday, after crews discovered the leak. The spill involved less than half the contents of a typical tanker car, which holds about 26,000 gallons of liquid.
According to David Morrison, a member of the MPCA emergency response team sent out Tuesday, the spill was more pronounced along the tracks in Winona when he inspected rail crossings in the city Tuesday afternoon. Morrison said this was probably due to increased snow cover on the tracks, making the spill more visible, and the train traveling more slowly through the city, depositing more oil.
No major cleanup work was planned as of Tuesday, MPCA public information officer Catherine Rofshus said, due to the low volume of oil along the tracks, but could change if larger pools of oil are found or oil threatens any waters along the tracks.
http://www.winonadailynews.com/news/local/gallons-of-crude-oil-spilled-between-winona-and-red-wing/article_850d10d2-a702-5fc8-b97e-f822d0c5c30b.html
Those familiar with the area between Winona and Red Wing know that it is one of the most beautiful areas in the state of Minnesota. Both towns are located on one of the most beautiful sections of the Mississippi River, there are beautiful forests and tall bluffs which make it an incredibly scenic area which is home to a large amount of wildlife including one of the largest populations of Bald Eagles in the nation.
It sickens me that an oil company would pollute such a beautiful stretch of land and there does not seem to be any pressure on them to clean it up.
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