55,000 gallons of gasoline spills into Susquehanna, effect on Lancaster County drinking water unclea

[elleng]

'A broken pipeline in Lycoming County on Friday dumped 55,000 gallons of gasoline into the Susquehanna River.

As the river, swollen with 6 to 8 inches of rain that fell overnight Thursday, rushes south, Lancaster County officials are gearing up to prevent contamination of the local water supply.

“With the amount that spilled, we certainly could see some impact on our intake along the Susquehanna River,” Charlotte Katzenmoyer, director of public works for Lancaster, said Friday afternoon. “We’ll continue to monitor it.”'>>>

http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/gallons-of-gasoline-spills-into-susquehanna-effect-on-lancaster-county/article_5ed0d20c-97b8-11e6-8fb8-17dc59d3a8e1.html

[prairierose]

1. but pipelines are soooo. SAFE... n/t

[femmocrat]

2. That's terrible.

[undergroundpanther]

3. Yuck

A lot of places get water from the Susquehanna in Maryland. Yuck godammn fossil fuel bullshit when will it end when will people stop driving personal cars sigh....

[elleng]

4. Yes, very yucky.

As to when will people stop driving personal cars, certainly not soon. In fact, I plan to cross the SusyQ next week as I drive from MD to NJ to visit my daughter. 'They've' fought it forever, and will keep on keeping on.

[awoke_in_2003]

5. Some of us are not blessed...

with great public transport. When I lived in Cleveland, I didn't have to drive to work, I could take a train and/or bus. I don't have that option here.