The US Coast Guard and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) are continuing to respond to a report of a diesel release into the water near the Plum Island Wastewater Treatment Plant that had occurred on Saturday, August 15.
A Coast Guard Sector Charleston pollution response team along with SCDHEC personnel are monitoring the response of red-dye diesel that was released into a culvert and marsh near Dill Creek.
The release has a potential volume of up to 11,700 litres.
The responsible party has hired the oil spill response organisation HEPACO to conduct cleanup procedures.
HEPACO responders reported a minimal amount of sheen in Dill Creek and noted that sorbent booms were no longer collecting the product. On-scene crews will maintain sorbent booms and monitor collection with high tide.
A coast guard pollution response team is monitoring and assessing the cleanup efforts. Only high-tide operations and minimisation of foot traffic in the marsh are being conducted to reduce the disturbance of the environmentally sensitive areas.
