Environmental specialists on site after Saturday's diesel fuel spill at St. Clair River
Public health officials say it's still not safe to swim or drink water from the St. Clair River following a diesel spill on Saturday.
The rail company responsible for cleaning up about 10,000 litres of diesel fuel that spilled from a locomotive said the clean up effort continues.
A spokesperson for CSX said that lab tests have been completed on water samples drawn from the river downstream of the spill site.
"Lab results confirm that there is no detectable level of impact to the water apart from the impacted area immediately adjacent to the Arlanxeo site," wrote Austin Staton in an update provided to CBC News.
"Crews are continuing to monitor containment measures and have observed no new impacts to the river."
A do not consume order was issued by Lambton Public Health for a handful of people who draw drinking water from the river.
CSX said the fuel tank of one of their trains in Sarnia ruptured, spilling about 10,000 litres of diesel.
The company said they activated their emergency response procedures and deployed a containment boom immediately after the spill.
They also contacted local and provincial authorities, as well as the Ontario Ministry of the Environment.
St. Clair Township Mayor Jeff Agar said this week that he's frustrated by how the company alerted people about the spill.
Neither the rail company nor public health unit have given a timeline for when the advisories are expected to be lifted.
