Wisconsin frack sand sludge spill reaches Mississippi River
Source: Associated Press
Youssef Rddad, Associated Press
Updated 3:25 pm, Thursday, May 24, 2018
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Officials in Wisconsin are testing the environmental and health impacts following a frack sand sludge spill that has now reached the Mississippi River.
A contactor's bulldozer slid into a pond earlier this week, leading to an hours-long rescue at the Hi-Crush mine in the western Wisconsin town of Whitehall. Rescuers emptied the pond to free the man, requiring them to release 10 million gallons (37.8 million liters) of water and mud into the Trempealeau River tributary.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is studying the sludge, but test results likely won't be back for a week. DNR spokesman Jim Dick said Thursday that Hi-Crush is cleaning up the area.
Meanwhile, the plume has reached the Mississippi River and Minnesota's pollution agency is monitoring it.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Wisconsin-frack-sand-sludge-spill-reaches-12941650.php
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Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)Thanks, Scott Walker.
Borchkins
(722 posts)riversedge
(69,707 posts)onethatcares
(16,130 posts)a catfish fry and invite all the representatives of the area to eat some fresh Mississippi catfish while they tell us it's no big deal.
LakeArenal
(28,713 posts)From the DNR. My SIL was one of those scientists studying ground water.
My interpretation of Wanks investigation :
(Totally uncredited wanker bends down and puts to fingers in sludge. Stands up rolling fingers together)
Yep, thats sludge.
Investigation and recovery done.