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Mid Valley Pipeline Oil Spill-Cygnet Ohio

 
Site Contact:
Tricia Edwards
On-Scene Coordinator

(edwards.tricia@epa.gov)

Site Location:
5152 Rock Ridge Road
Cygnet, OH
response.epa.gov/cygnetoilspill
NRC#: 897885

On February 18, 2009, Mid Valley Pipeline reported a release of crude oil to the Rocky Ford River (NRC# 897885). Estimated release was 50 barrels but as of noon on February 20, 2009, 650 barrels of oil had been recovered from soils and the Rocky Ford River and Middle Branch Portage River. Twenty-four hour recovery and containment operations began immediately as well and excavation of pipes discharging into the river and removal of contaminated soils. The investigation into the cause of the release in still ongoing.


Night recovery operations Deflection and protective booming at Wayne Road oil spill oil spill oil spill oil spill oil spill Ice build up flowing downstream Ice accumulation at Cygnet Road Boom containment and sheening at OH281 Recovery operations at Tank Farm Road Source point 2 on Rocky Ford Attempt at using fence to protect boom Ice build up behind boom at Portage Road Ice build up behind boom at Cygnet Road Recovery of oil pooling in field north of pipeline leak Second interceptor trench on field north of Tank Farm Road Dewatering of interceptor trench on Tank Farm Road Cascade booming in Middle Branch Portage River Protective booming at North Branch Portage River Oil collection point in Rocky Ford at Mermill Shoreline contamination in Rocky Ford River Interceptor trench and storm drain on Tank Farm Road Surface soil contamination west of leak Surface soil contamination north of leak Location of leak in pipeline Collection of oil from field tile Ice accumulation behind boom Oil accumulation in interceptor trench just south of Tank Farm
For additional information, visit the Pollution Report (POLREPS) section.