JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A cleanup effort is underway in Jefferson City after about 1,100 gallons (4163.95 litres) of a mud that is used to lubricate and cool cutting tools spilled into a stormwater culvert that feeds into the Moreau River.
The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports that the spill happened on Jan. 27 during the ongoing replacement of about 30 miles (48.28 kilometers) of pipeline for Phillips 66. The pipelines carry propane and butane to customers in Missouri and Illinois.
Joe Stoops, environmental supervisor of central field operations for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, estimates it will take a few weeks to clean up the spill of the clay-based mud. Work will continue on the rest of the project while cleanup operations occur.
The state agency is overseeing the cleanup work, which is the responsibility of Phillips 66 and its subcontractors.
Stoops said he doesn’t anticipate any negative effect to the river in the long term.
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