UPDATE 10/27/23 9:30 p.m.
CRAWFORD COUNTY — The Department of Environmental Great Lakes and Energy was forwarded a 911 call just before 11 a.m. of an oil spill north of Frederick Township in Crawford County on Twin Peaks road near Smugglers Pass.
The caller reported that oil had leaked from a pipeline, rolled down a grassy hill and pooled at the bottom.
Contractors were on site digging out any impacted soils, and take it away for proper disposal.
A spokesperson for EGLE said they are still determining what product spilled, how much of it spilled and any impacts that may come to the wildlife.
“It’s a developing situation so I’m not sure I can provide much context to that but what I do know is this product moved down a hill, mostly a grassy area and there were no surface waters in the area that were effected by this discharge,” Jill Greenberg from EGLE said.
EGLE said they’re not sure how long clean up efforts may take.
UPDATE 10/27/23 3:35 p.m.
EGLE said they were forwarded a 911 call just before 11 a.m. Friday about an oil spill from the Lambda Energy Pipeline north of Fredric Township. The spill occurred off West Mt. Frederic Road on Twin Peaks Road near Wentworth Trail and almost two miles from Smugglers Pass.
They said that the oil spilled down a grassy hill and pooled together at the bottom. EGLE said that no surface bodies of water appear to be impacted.
Contractors are on site digging out any impacted soils and taking it away for proper disposal.
EGLE said they’re not sure how long clean-up efforts will take as they continue to investigate what exactly spilled, how much of it spilled and if there are going to be any impacts to the wildlife.
10/27/23 1:40 p.m.
Crawford County Emergency Management is currently on location of a small crude oil leak along with Frederic Township Fire Department and Lambda oil.
They say the line is now shut down and the leak is contained.
Crews will remain on location monitoring the situation. Clean up crews are arriving now and EGLE has also been notified.
