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Town reports cleanup after hydraulic oil spill in Gordon neighborhood; testing underway
Summary
Town staff said a USA Hauling truck spilled about 75 gallons of hydraulic fluid in a north-end Simsbury neighborhood; environmental contractor ESI and state DEEP responded and samples are being tested.
Town staff gave residents an update after a hydraulic fluid spill on Aug. 29 that affected streets in the Gordon neighborhood in north Simsbury. Tom Roy, Public Works (staff member), said the spill was the result of a broken hydraulic line on a waste-management vehicle and that approximately 75 gallons of fluid were released.
The company operating the vehicle, USA Hauling, began cleanup operations and secured an environmental contractor, ESI of South Windsor, to perform remediation under direction from…
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