The Denver Post – by Kieran Nicholson
More than 100 barrels of crude oil was released from a Chevron pipeline in Rio Blanco County into a dry drainage ditch, killing some wildlife and prompting recovery and cleanup operations.
The spill from a Chevron Pipe Line Company line in Rangely was contained in a siphon dam about a mile and a half from Stinking Water Creek, according to a news release from Chevron and the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office.
“There was no impact to water,” the release said.
The line has been shut down, and crews are “continuing to recover the oil and clean impacted areas.”
Two mallards, two small birds and three mice died as a result of the incident. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Colorado Parks and Wildlife have been notified.
The company described the March 5 spill of 115 barrels as “a crude oil release at a collection station.” The cause is being investigated.
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