Diesel Spill in Scotch Creek Smaller than First Feared, Provincial Government Says

Diesel spill in Scotch Creek smaller than first feared, provincial government says

The Ministry of the Environment says the diesel spill in Scotch Creek was actually less severe than initially thought.

Ministry says diesel spill at Shuswap gas station smaller than initially estimated

The recent diesel spill at the Scotch Creek Co-op cardlock was not as large as initially reported. On May 5, the Ministry of Environment and Parks (ENV) received a report of the spill estimated at 15,000 litres that occurred during fuel delivery operations. In a May 11 update, however, that was corrected to approximately 4,000 litres of diesel released during the incident, with a response contractor and environmental consultant on site continuin…