On August 5, 2007, a local citizen notified the National Response Center (NRC) of an oil spill near TALCO, Texas (NRC #844521). The citizen reported that the oil had reached a nearby stream and could potentially impact a nearby wetlands. The stream is locally referred to as Edwards Creek, and flows into a nearby wooded marshland locally known as the Edwards Bottom which flows into an intermittent creek which flows into the White Oak Creek which flows into the Sulphur River which flows into Red River. The land is heavily vegetated with trees and brush and is used for hunting wild game, such as deer. According to the leasee of the land where the wooded marshland is located, during a heavy rainfall event, rainwater flows from the impacted stream to the wooded marshland and continues to flow downstream of the marshland. The leaser also estimated that the stream which was impacted by the spill contains water approximately 6 months out of the year. The PRP is ExxonMobil and they have estimated the spill volume to be approximately 650 barrels of salt water and 15 to 20 barrels of crude oil.
On August 29, 2007, OSC Brescia met with the RP on site to conduct a site walk and to confirm that all of the removal objectives had been completed. OSC Brescia walked the spill pathway from the initial pipeline break to the creek, along the creek area and along the wetlands area. All areas previously impacted from the crude oil had been restored. OSC Brescia informed the RP that no further cleanup action was necessary. The OSC did request that the RP remove the temporary dirt roadway placed in the wetlands area, which would allow water to flow continuous through the wetland area. The RP informed the OSC that the road would be removed.
The OSC determined from the site walk that the removal objectives set by the OSC had been achieved and that no further action was needed by the RP at the site.
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