Lincoln Creek oil spill

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Pump which is used to transfer waste oil to from a large storage tank to a smaller tank was left running and the waste oil spilled across a meadow and consequently into a tributary which enters Lincoln creek.

Summary information

Date of incident: April 25, 2000

Location:

Reiger Chicken Farm, Buck Road, Centralia, WA

Type of incident: 2,000 - 5,000 gallons of waste oil

Cause of incident: Operator error; pump left running resulting in overflow-spill

Oil on water surface. Photo taken by Ron Holcomb, Ecology.

Status updates

April 25, 2000

Pump which is used to transfer waste oil to from a large storage tank to a smaller tank was left running. As a result the smaller tank overflowed, the waste oil spilled across a meadow and consequently into a tributary which enters Lincoln creek.

The pump was shut off, and booms were put in place to reduce impact from the oil.

Media contact

Ty Keltner, Media contact, ty.keltner@ecy.wa.gov, 360-407-6990

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Lincoln Creek oil spill

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April 25, 2000

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