HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972 08-10 Officials Seek Source of Battle Creek Pollutant DISPATCH Officials . eek
Source of Battle
Creek Pollutant
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By BOB GOLIGOSKI (j St. Paul b'cause "it may
Staff Writer pool up enough to cause a
fire hazard."
A "substantial" amount THE SOURCE of the liq-
of odiferous liquid, be uid has not been located.
be-
lieved to be fuel oil, is
draining into Battle Creek It is trickling out of a
in Maplewood and appar- large culvert near Hudson
ently is flowing into the Place and W. Crestview
Mississippi River, accord- Drive in Maplewood.The
ing to St. Paul and Maple- culvert lies under Hudson
wood fire officials. Road and is across the
Edward Heinen, assis- road from the headquar-
tant St. Paul fire chief, ters complex of the 3M
said preliminary reports Co.
indicate the substance is Maplewood officials
collecting in pockets in said the company and
the creek. He said fire- pipeline companies have
men are checking the been asked to check their
creek as it flows through operations to determine
where the leak is coming
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from.
`�,� .� ., Residents in the area re-
F', ported the incident to Ma-
d4 plewood officials Wednes-
x € ;� , r day after detecting an oily
" �< odor.
.' ,,� ' ONE RESIDENT said
k ff l . survey crews working in
7 ` •
the area noticed the odor
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�� r about a week ago. I
" ^ ° % The culvert is about six
" ,„ a ,� or seven miles swayfrom a
� ° a :' the confluence of Battle
'17- '�� Creek and the Mississippi.
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� � H 0 i Control Agency officials
+�k � „�, � �� � � �� Swere sent to the scene to-
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"� -� w r day to assist in the invet-
9 s� tigation. ,i
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MAPLEWOOD officials investigate a —Staff Photo by Hi Paul
discharge, thought to be fuel oil, coming point the source of the pollutant but asked
from a culvert draining into Battle Creek' 3M Co. and other nearby firms to check
in Maplewood. They were unable to pin- their facilities for leaks.