There should be no long-term effects from the Tuesday spill of unleaded gasoline on Highway 36 into St. Vrain Creek upstream of Lyons, Ken Huson, water resources manager for the city of Longmont said Friday.
Colorado Division of Wildlife officials, which is assisting the EPA in the cleanup of the spill, told Huson “that they do not believe any long-term effects from the spill will be experienced in the creek,” Huson said.
The division is still working on removal of contaminated soil on the side of Highway 36 at Apple Valley Friday this afternoon, Huson said in an email.
The Colorado Division of Wildlife will take some final tests of the creek on Saturday and after that, the city will increase flow rates out of Button Rock Dam outlet Saturday evening to resume operations of the creek, Huson said.
To fully clean up the spill, US 36 will remain closed to all travelers west of Lyons from dawn until dusk through the weekend. Updates on the spill are available from the EPA.
