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Province Says Washington Oil Spill Poses 'No Indication of Risk' to Island

Regarding the Washington spill, the Ministry of Environment and Parks said there is no indication of risk to Vancouver Island waters, wildlife or communities as of July 25.
On July 18, a PetroCard tanker-truck rolled into Indian Creek, and the overturned truck was removed from Indian Creek by 5 a.m. on July 19.
On July 24, officials confirmed that 10,590 litres of gasoline and 650 litres of diesel entered the creek, and as of July 27, crews are agitating the creek bed and removing contaminated soil.
According to a July 23 news release, the unified command leading the spill response will continue to monitor updates; beaches and nearshore waters in Port Angeles remain open, and fuel is not impacting the Elwha River estuary.
Amid cleanup, the Environmental Emergency Program noted impacts to Vancouver Island depend on fuel volume, containment, and dispersion, with tribal, federal, state, local, and company representatives forming a unified command.

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