UPDATE Friday, March 11: Mayor Billy Barlow told Oswego County Today that divers and an underwater drone are now in the harbor to plug the leak to stop more oil from leaking.
“The leak started from a tank and an old pipe that failed and began slowly leaking Wednesday evening, overnight,” he said. “The clean-up will take weeks, perhaps a month, to begin screening the surface. This oil is also a heavy oil so [it] sinks as well, so we’ll work with the steam station to clean the break wall, rip-rap along Harbor trail, and many, many other areas.”
OSWEGO – On Wednesday, City officials were notified by NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) of a spill in the Oswego Harbor that was believed to be coming from Oswego Harbor Generating Station.
The City of Oswego is working with the U.S. Coast Guard and DEC as well as management of Oswego Harbor Generating Station to stop the leak of fuel oil and limit the spread.
“Clean water in Oswego Harbor and Lake Ontario are critically important to our residents and wildlife,” said Mayor Billy Barlow. “We will do our part to ensure that the oil spread is limited and that as much of the fuel that can be captured is.”
The city has closed the lower trail of Breitbeck Park to allow contractor work to continue to capture oil residue that was released. The city asks that residents and trail visitors allow this important work to continue unobstructed.
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