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SPRINGFIELD
–Illinois EPA emergency responders and water quality specialists are in Tazewell
County again today in response to yesterday’s release into Prairie Creek, on
Allentown Road west of the Village of Allentown, of several hundred gallons of a
mixture of 28 percent nitrogen and 13.3 percent of an herbicide containing
Atrazine. The address is reported to be 24815 Allentown Road. In addition,
approximately 60 gallons of diesel fuel were released in the vehicle accident
that caused the release. The spill resulted in a large and “complete” fish kill
downstream of the incident site.
Along with the
Morton and Pekin fire departments and the Illinois Department of Natural
Resources, Illinois EPA continues to monitor the situation, and is collecting
periodic samples to determine how quickly the chemical is moving downstream and
the effectiveness of the remedial measures being taken.
The Illinois
EPA cautions anyone using the water from Prairie Creek between the spill site
and the Mackinaw River (approximately eight miles) as drinking water for
animals, recreation or any other purpose to avoid the area until the water is
determined to be safe through testing.
While
concentrations of the chemicals appear “milky” in the water, the chemicals can
still be dangerous even after the water appears to be
clears.
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