Second Fuel Spill Fouls Padden Creek During Work to Enhance Fish Passage
A contractor hired to help migrating salmon and other fish in Padden Creek spilled diesel fuel into the water for a second time last week, killing fish forcing most work to stop as cleanup efforts continued, Bellingham officials said last week.
An estimated 332 gallons of diesel leaked from a faulty pump Thursday near the Interurban Trail crossing at 12th Street, the city said in a statement late Friday afternoon. A leak from the same pump on Sunday, Aug. 3, spilled an estimated 344 gallons, for a total...
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