FEBRUARY 17, 2015
CARTWRIGHT, N.D.
Health officials in North Dakota say about 1,300 gallons of
oil have spilled in northwest North Dakota in an incident involving a tank
trailer.
Karl Rockerman with the North Dakota Department of Health
says the incident happened when a truck with some residual oil in its tank was
being filled with fresh water at Caliber Midstream Water Depot about a mile
west of Cartwright.
The tank was overfilled with fresh water, which caused the
oil to spill out through the truck's overflow vent.
Rockerman says some of the oil affected an isolated oxbow of
Charbonneau Creek, but did not enter the creek itself.
Rockerman says cleanup is underway. He adds that crews are
removing any free oil at the site, as well as contaminated soil, ice and water.