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Thread: Pipline ruptures--Lake Conway

  1. 03-31-2013, 02:48 PM #31
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    Lots of government money I'm sure no need for Exxon to she'll out any cash!
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  2. 03-31-2013, 03:18 PM #32
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    Just drove past there on I-40. All I know is what I see from the freeway. Lots of equipment, an Exxon Mobil Emergency Response Unit, whatever that is........people everywhere.......and the smell of oil just driving down the freeway is almost enough to make you choke. I'm sure they are doing what they can.

    Wife's cousin's kid, used to live in this area.......moved to Greenbrier.....put pictures of her old house........oil in streets, up to the house, really bad. Not sure how that'd ever clean up.

    Exxon is going to shell out a pile of cash over this...............and I have no idea the ecological mess it's causing yet........

    whew. Big mess........
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    Very extremely bad deal here. Folks moved from their primary residence indefinitely and oil flowing down roads is in the unacceptable category. Seems like there must have been a way to prevent such a disaster with routine testing otherwise the EPA wouldnt allow the initial install so to me I feel like somebody was negligent which will be a sticky point for exxon when the time comes.

    Thanks DeeTen.
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  4. 04-01-2013, 01:18 PM #34
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    Any updates on this situation?
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  5. 04-01-2013, 02:13 PM #35
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    The oil is still contained to the wetland/cove south of highway 89. They have been pumping water out of this area into the lake in preparation for the up comming rains that we may get. I have been assured that the water they are pumping is hydrocarbon free. People are starting to find oil soaked ducks and turtles. If you find an animal that looks like it has been contaminated with oil from Lake Cownay, please call 1-800-876-9291.
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    I've looked at the pictures of this mess on Yahoo. What a mess. That will be a lot of dirt moved. Hope the get this cleaned up quickly.
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    Drove through Friday night on my way home from Greers Ferry. Smelled oil and pulled over to see if I had blown a seal on the trailer axle. As soon as I got out of the truck, I could tell it wasn't me.

    What a mess!
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    Lots of good info here.
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  9. 04-02-2013, 10:22 PM #39
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    Man what a mess

    "The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it".

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    The oil is still contained to the wetland/cove/bay that is south of highway 89. You may have seen an interview where the Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said that the oil is in Lake Conway. He is interperating that the area that is south of Highway 89 is Lake Conway. Technically speaking it is, but it is not part of Lake Conway propper. We do not want the public thinking that oil is in the main lake. There will be an interview on ch. 4, 7, and 11 that addresses this issue at 5:00pm tonight (in 30 minutes). Today I got a look at the lab results from the water qualtiy testing and to date there is no abnormalities on the north side of Highway 89. Today they have started clearing out the buckbrush so that they could begin physically removing reminants of the oil. Hopefully this proccess will not take too long.
    Matt Schroeder - AGFC - (877)470-3309 - [email protected]
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