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**fygESytT** · 03-19-2012, 07:34 PM

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EPA says oil clean-up almost finished

Posted March 19, 2012 11:42:16
Birds affected, but oil almost cleaned up Photo: Birds affected, but oil almost cleaned up (7pm TV News SA)
Related Story: Storms let oil sludge reach wetlands
Map: Dry Creek 5094

A clean-up of oil which reached Adelaide wetlands is expected to be finished in the next few days.

The oily sludge washed into the area of Barker Inlet after a fire was fought at a waste oil depot at Wingfield last week.

Heavy rain the day after the fire carried an oil and water slurry through drains and breached a barrier which had been set up to protect the wetlands.

Peter Pfennig from the Environment Protection Authority said oil stuck to native birds but there were not expected to be lasting effects to the local ecosystem.

He said a team of six oil spill specialists had been working from boats to mop up most of the oil from reed beds and the banks of the waterway.

"No oil has gone into the Barker Inlet marine sanctuary at all," he said.

"They're getting very good recovery using absorbent materials and we really expect that they'll be getting on top of the available oil in the next couple of days. This will have an absolutely minimal effect on the wetland in the longer term. This oil will settle down quite quickly. The bulk of it will be removed.

"The wetland is a very robust wetland that works really really well. It can take this sort of thing in its stride in the longer term."

03-19-2012, 07:34 PM	#14
fygESytT Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 494 Senior Member	I'm also thinking that the "New Posts" button up the top left hand corner might prove to be interesting. EPA says oil clean-up almost finished Posted March 19, 2012 11:42:16 Birds affected, but oil almost cleaned up Photo: Birds affected, but oil almost cleaned up (7pm TV News SA) Related Story: Storms let oil sludge reach wetlands Map: Dry Creek 5094 A clean-up of oil which reached Adelaide wetlands is expected to be finished in the next few days. The oily sludge washed into the area of Barker Inlet after a fire was fought at a waste oil depot at Wingfield last week. Heavy rain the day after the fire carried an oil and water slurry through drains and breached a barrier which had been set up to protect the wetlands. Peter Pfennig from the Environment Protection Authority said oil stuck to native birds but there were not expected to be lasting effects to the local ecosystem. He said a team of six oil spill specialists had been working from boats to mop up most of the oil from reed beds and the banks of the waterway. "No oil has gone into the Barker Inlet marine sanctuary at all," he said. "They're getting very good recovery using absorbent materials and we really expect that they'll be getting on top of the available oil in the next couple of days. This will have an absolutely minimal effect on the wetland in the longer term. This oil will settle down quite quickly. The bulk of it will be removed. "The wetland is a very robust wetland that works really really well. It can take this sort of thing in its stride in the longer term."
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