Ruptured line cause of oil spill in W.Va. creek
HARRISVILLE, W.Va. (AP) – The Department of Environmental Protection said a ruptured oil gathering line caused a spill into a creek in Ritchie County.
Department spokeswoman Kelley Gillenwater tells the Parkersburg News and Sentinel a cleanup could take several weeks.
Gillenwater said about 1,200 barrels of oil leaked from the line owned by West Virginia Oil Gathering Thursday. Officials haven’t determined how much oil went into the creek.
She said the creek was dammed to contain the spill and the line was shut down.
Gillenwater said officials don’t know how long the line was leaking.