Multiple city of College Station departments are dealing with the discovery of an oil spill in Wolf Pen Creek.
According to a statement from city hall, the source of the oil was water originating from an apartment complex mixing with motor oil that had been spilled from an auto repair shop.
Cleanup of the oil spill at the auto repair shop has finished. Remediation of Wolf Pen Creek continued as of Friday afternoon.
A College Station fire department spokesman told WTAW News the spill was from east of Dartmouth to behind the old Sears service center near the mall.
The cleanup involved firefighters and a public works vacuum truck.
UPDATED 2/27/23: CSFD forwarded to WTAW News more information from the city’s planning and development office that the spill involved an estimated 20 to 30 gallons of motor oil and that the city’s public works department is coordinating with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on the proper disposal of the unidentified quantity of the oil/water mixture that was removed from Wolf Pen Creek. The city will also be submitting a written report to TCEQ.
Statement issued February 24, 2023 from College Station city hall:
The City of College Station has identified and neutralized the source of the oil discharge that entered Wolf Pen Creek on February 22, 2023. Water originating from an apartment complex traveled across the
pavement of an auto repair shop, collecting and discharging motor oil that had been spilled. The oil spill has been remediated at the auto repair shop. Remediation of Wolf Pen Creek is still ongoing. There is no evidence at this time that the spill poses environmental or health concerns, however, further testing is being conducted.