84,000 gallons of oil spilled in western North Dakota

BISMARCK — Around 84,000 gallons of crude oil spilled out from a storage tank into a secondary containment area near the storage site, according to a release from the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality.

Savage Services Corporation’s spill occurred on Thursday, July 11, 6 miles southwest of Trenton, according to the release. Trenton is roughly 14 miles southwest of Williston.

“Currently, there is no known impact to waters of the state,” the release said.

State employees from Environmental Quality are monitoring the investigation and remediation, the release said, as well as helping the “responsible party” clean up the spill.

“Federal and state laws require operators to report the spillage of any materials that may pollute water, air or soil,” the release said.

Those looking for more information about North Dakota’s Unified Spill Reporting System notifications and the public access tool should visit

spill.nd.gov

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