Officials identify source of oil leak in University Lake:
According to officials with the Anchorage Office of Emergency Management, a “possible” fuel source that resulted inspilling into University Lake last month was found on the Alaska Native Medical Center campus, adjacent to the lake.
Kelly Rawalt, spokesperson with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, said officials first detected the leak on June 21, leading to a partial closure of the lake to the public. “That’s been part of the whole investigation from the beginning is like, ‘Okay, we know what’s coming out of this.’ They immediately emptied it to make sure it wasn’t releasing any more fuel into the lake as they contained in the lake and, you know, began the recovery effort,” Rawalt said.
Rawalt said DEC authorities believe the underground fuel vault overflowed and allowed contaminated water to seep into the municipality’s drainage system that separates clean water from oil and other fuel contaminants, which itself was overwhelmed, leading to the leak in the lake.
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