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Tank Truck Rollover; Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Crawford County, Pennsylvania | 1998-Jul-22

Initial Notification: A truck carrying 8500 gallons of gasoline rolled over and spilled 4100 gallons into a small freshwater stream in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. The stream runs through a forested marsh and into a trout stream. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was proposing in-situ burning, filtration, low-pressure flushing, and marsh cutting. USCG district 5. Keyword: low-pressure washing.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Products of concern:gasoline
Total amount at risk of spill: 4,100 gallons
Latitude (approximate): 41° 41.76′ North
Longitude (approximate): 80° 11.74′ West