Baykeeper Monitors Freshwater Creek Oil Spill

Late on the night of Wednesday, November 28, a diesel maintenance truck headed to a Pacific Lumber logging site tumbled from a bridge into Freshwater Creek, spilling 150-200 gallons of petroleum into the watershed. Baykeeper water quality monitors were on the scene first thing in the morning to sample the creek and document the extent of the spill.

This diesel equipment maintenance truck was on its way to
a Pacific Lumber Company logging site when it drove off a bridge.
Neither the driver nor passenger were injured.

11.29.07: Water quality coordinator Jen Kalt samples
Freshwater Creek for petroleum-based contaminants.

11.29.07: Water quality monitor Joyce King samples
the Eureka Slough to see how much oil is flowing into the Bay.

11.29.07: Oil slick in Freshwater Creek, a half-mile beyond the accident site.
The truck spilled between 150-200 gallons of diesel fuel and motor oil.

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