Oil leak at Tahoe Keys Marina
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/12/2016 - 9:07pm
An oil leak found Monday, April 11, 2016 at the Tahoe Keys Marina is being cleaned up, but the source of the oil is still unknown. After being found, the spill was reported to the California Office of Emergency Services, the agency that deals with oils spill hazardous materials.
The California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) is investigating the leak and have taken samples to test to try and determine origin.
Clean Harbors has been hired by the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association to clean up the oil. Their truck and containment boom were at the marina on Tuesday.
Cathe Pool of the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board said it is unclear if the oil came from one of the boats in the marina's docks, where it came from, or how much spilled into the water.
-South Tahoe Now staff report
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