Breaking: Eureka Resources Spill Thousands of Gallons of Radioactive Wastewater Into West Branch of Susquehanna River
16,000 gallons of wastewater was released from the 26,000 gal storage tank
On August 17, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) responded to an “oil spill” causing a sheen on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport.
DEP informed Public Herald they “traced the source of the sheen to a release of oily liquids from an aboveground storage tank at the Eureka Resources facility that reached a storm drain. DEP and Lycoming County EMA deployed absorbent boom in the river to contain the spill.”
DEP’s investigation found that approximately 16,000 gallons of wastewater was released from the 26,000 gal storage tank, with upwards of 8,000 gallons of that being outside of the tank’s containment area and into a building on site.
Discharge from the facility is said to have ceased and DEP continues its investigation and oversee cleanup efforts.
DEP, in response to ongoing questions from Public Herald about our 2024 investigation, says Eureka has chosen to no longer accept waste at their facilities…