Olympic Pipeline gasoline spill community meeting

The Washington Dept. of Ecology, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Skagit Dept. of Emergency Management, and BP are responding to a gasoline spill at the Olympic Pipeline near Conway. Emergency response (cleaning up gasoline from water and ground surfaces) and surveys of impacted areas is in progress. Status updates are posted on Ecology’s website at ecology.wa.gov/OlympicPipelineSpill.

The unified command invites the public to a community meeting to learn more about the gasoline spill, the status of the cleanup, and plans for removing the remaining impacted soil and sediment. This in-person meeting will be on Tuesday, Feb. 6, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to drop in to the Open House anytime. There will be no formal presentation.

Para más información o para solicitar un intérprete, favor de comunicarse con Scarlet Tang al 206-920-2600.