Marathon Pipeline Provides More Details Of Oil Spill Work Near Edwardsville [Video]

EDWARDSVILLE – Marathon Pipeline has some updates on the oil spill situation near Edwardsville both from this morning and Sunday night.

Monday morning the media relations team had these details of the operation which is underway:

“Crews are continuing their work removing crude oil from the Cahokia diversion channel today. Boom remains in place at several locations along the channel to contain the crude. Boats are now being deployed on the channel to assist in the retrieval of oil from the water.

“As of Monday, March 14, at 10 a.m. Central Time, approximately 5,900 barrels of water and oil mixture has been recovered from the Cahokia diversion channel. Approximately 150 cubic yards of oily soil has been removed for proper disposal.

“Repair on the line is underway.

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