No diesel has reached the shoreline, and no impacts to fish or wildlife have been observed. The groundwater contained fewer than 50 gallons of diesel fuel.Ĭrews will also install a series of groundwater monitoring wells to detect if any residual petroleum product migrates into groundwater at the site as well as a series of “sparging” units to speed the breakdown and removal of any remaining petroleum products from soil. In total, crews have removed approximately 2,100 cubic yards of contaminated soil and 4,300 gallons of groundwater from the site.
SEATTLE (MARCH 18, 2023) - Clean up crews are wrapping up active cleanup of the diesel spill caused by the March 16 derailment of two BNSF locomotives on the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Reservation near Anacortes, Washington.
