Cleanup continues at Castalia duck pond

Sandusky Register Staff
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09:00 AM
Jan 25
2012
Register photo/JASON WERLING A crew from SpillTek worked Tuesday at the Castalia duck pond to clear remnants of 100 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled into the pond over the weekend.
Register photo/JASON WERLING Ducks swim outside a sectioned off area of the Castalia duck pond in Castalia on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. A crew from SpillTek was working to clear the remaining fuel of 100 gallons of diesel that made its way from a spill over the weekend.
Register photo/JASON WERLING A crew from SpillTek was working Tuesday in the Castalia duck pond to clear the remnants of 100 gallons of diesel that made its way from a spill over the weekend.
Register photo/JASON WERLING A crew from SpillTek was working Tuesday in the Castalia duck pond to clear the remnants of 100 gallons of diesel that made its way from a spill over the weekend.
Register photo/JASON WERLING A sheen of diesel fuel can be seen on the surface of the Castalia duck pond in Castalia on Tuesday, January 24, 2012.
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Crews from Vermilion-based SpillTek Environmental Services continued their efforts Tuesday to clean up the Castalia duck pond, which had been contaminated this past weekend by 100 gallons of diesel fuel.

SpillTek supervisor Ken Sanders has said it would be few days before absorbent equipment could sop up all of the fuel.

A firefighter discovered Monday that the pond had been contaminated by a semi-truck's leaky gas tank. The truck had been parked half a mile away, but its fuel leaked into a storm drain that led to the pond.

There were no reports that ducks or other wildlife were in immediate danger as a result of the spill, although crews are still assessing the extent of the damage.



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wiredmama222's picture
Jan 27, 2012
01:29 AM

wiredmama222 says

It doesn't have to be crude oil tomtom....dawns good on any spill.  Obviously you don't clean

donutshopguy's picture
Jan 26, 2012
09:01 AM

donutshopguy says

Feeding waterfowl prohibited? 

Use to take my kids down their, when they were young, to feed the ducks and play in the kids park down the road.

Kids park is gone. Ducks can't be fed. 

At least I know why people are moving out of Castalia.

 

thomtom's picture
Jan 25, 2012
04:56 PM

thomtom says

what does spilltech only work 9 to 5 ???  they should be out there cleaning till the job is done not going home when it gets dark out...

thomtom's picture
Jan 25, 2012
04:52 PM

thomtom says

it is not crude oil wiredmama222

 

Erie County Resident's picture
Jan 25, 2012
03:33 PM

Erie County Resident says

Grab up a few of those cormerants and swish them around in the water. They could soak it up pretty good and become worth something then.

wiredmama222's picture
Jan 25, 2012
03:11 PM

wiredmama222 says

I still say they are going to need a boat load of Dawn.