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Officials: No Lasting Impacts From Escambia River Oil Spill
January 19, 2014
There have been no reports of lasting impacts from an oil spill just over a week ago into the Escambia River.
During the early morning hours of January 9, up to three barrels of crude oil — 126 gallons — overflowed from a holding pit at Quantum Resource Management’s processing facility near Jay. The oil drained into a nearby creek that flows into the Escambia River near Century. Quantum quickly reported the spill to the Santa Rosa County 911 and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Preliminary information hours later from a Quantum official said the spill was not a widespread threat to the environment and was never a threat to public health.
A cleanup crew deployed absorbent boom and other materials to contain and clean up the spill as much as possible from the river. That cleanup was considered complete by the following afternoon.
A spokesperson for the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County said the oil spill was not a public health emergency and there was no danger from fish caught in the river.
State and local officials continued to monitor the river into last weekend.
Quantum will be required to complete an incident report that details the specific cause of the spill and any corrective actions that will be implemented to prevent a future occurrence. An exact date when the report will be finished was not available.
Pictured: The Escambia River hours after an oil spill from Quantum Resources in Santa Rosa County. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
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Any oil in our water is not good, but I have to applaude the immediate efforts for cleaning it up! Thank you for not trying to cover this up and for cleaning it up!