Edwardsville pipeline leaked an estimated 165,000 gallons of oil. Some flowed into a creek
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has asked the Attorney General to enforce cleanup and other action by energy company Marathon Pipe Line after an estimated 165,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from its pipeline in Edwardsville, some of which flowed into a creek, according to the state agency.
The oil leak started Friday morning in Edwardsville near Illinois 143 and Old Alton Edwardsville Road and entered Cahokia Creek, which is parallel to the pipeline.
The cause of the leak was not immediately clear. Marathon wrote in a statement Saturday that an investigation will be conducted.
The company stated that it shut down the pipeline when it detected the leak Friday morning and that cleanup efforts have been underway since. It added that no injuries have been reported, air monitoring has detected no hazardous level of emissions and no water intakes or private wells are located “in the immediate vicinity” of the leak.
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