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after this oil spill. Low temperatures and inclement weather initially delayed the cleanup procedures, but the EPA was eventually able to send out crews to various locations within the affected area.
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Delek was required to pay for all cleanup operations after the spill and if the logistics unit corporation is confirmed guilty of negligence, for which they be fined accordingly.
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Local authorities were called to action and responded quickly to clean up the spill and monitor the damage. Cleanup workers used of a "
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reports, the population of the city is 10,951. The city itself has an approximate area of 9.344 square miles (24.20 km).
95: 41: 395:(EPA) classified this pipeline rupture as a major spill because of the number of barrels estimated to have been spilled. 535: 234: 216: 146: 49: 187: 520: 515: 466: 530: 84: 120: 500: 371:(1,788 m) or 7,000 tonnes of crude oil into the Little Corney Creek. The creek runs towards the town of 540: 404: 177: 181: 173: 73: 198: 8: 388: 451: 431: 408: 384: 372: 509: 287: 274: 407:, United States and is the county seat of the county. According to the 2009 420: 364: 376: 356: 62: 380: 330: 461: 368: 479:
Leak spills about 1,500 barrels of oil into Little Corney Creek
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Refiner Delek Cleaning Up 5,000-Barrel Spill in Arkansas Bayou
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occurred on March 9, 2013, when the line between a vital
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33°27′42″N 93°23′36″W / 33.46167°N 93.39333°W / 33.46167; -93.39333
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