July 2, 2007
Coffeyville, Kansas
Photgrapher states :: Water, water everywhere...
It may very well be more than water everywhere.
7/2/2007 10:02 AM
Last Modified: 7/2/2007 11:50 AM
BARTLESVILLE - An oil spill from a Kansas refinery headed toward Oologah Lake on Monday along the Verdigris River, swollen from several days of heavy rainfall.The oil spilled into the river from the Coffeyville Resources refinery on Sunday and was headed toward Oologah Lake, a water source for the city of Tulsa."There are nine public water supplies along the Verdigris and the Oologah Lake, and none of them are currently affected," said Skylar McElhaney, a spokeswoman for the Department of Environmental Quality. "Some of the water plant operators are increasing the level of disinfectant as an additional safety measure."It was unclear if the oil was crude or diesel, McElhaney said, but officials were optimistic the spill would dissipate before it reached Oologah Lake."By the time it gets here, there's a good chance it will be dissipated," said Ross Adkins, a spokesman for the Tulsa District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.Oologah Lake, about 30 miles northeast of Tulsa, provides flood control in the Verdigris and Arkansas River basins. The lake, which has 209 miles of shoreline that includes equestrian and hiking trails, is used by boaters, water skiers, canoeists, sailors and fishermen.
BARTLESVILLE - An oil spill from a Kansas refinery headed toward Oologah Lake on Monday along the Verdigris River, swollen from several days of heavy rainfall.The oil spilled into the river from the Coffeyville Resources refinery on Sunday and was headed toward Oologah Lake, a water source for the city of Tulsa."There are nine public water supplies along the Verdigris and the Oologah Lake, and none of them are currently affected," said Skylar McElhaney, a spokeswoman for the Department of Environmental Quality. "Some of the water plant operators are increasing the level of disinfectant as an additional safety measure."It was unclear if the oil was crude or diesel, McElhaney said, but officials were optimistic the spill would dissipate before it reached Oologah Lake."By the time it gets here, there's a good chance it will be dissipated," said Ross Adkins, a spokesman for the Tulsa District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.Oologah Lake, about 30 miles northeast of Tulsa, provides flood control in the Verdigris and Arkansas River basins. The lake, which has 209 miles of shoreline that includes equestrian and hiking trails, is used by boaters, water skiers, canoeists, sailors and fishermen.
