Corps Spills 100 Gallons of Oil at Bonneville Dam, Removes Unit From Service
July 17, 2020
July 17, 2020
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 17 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release:
On Monday, July 13, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (Corps) discovered a Bonneville Dam turbine thrust bearing leaked approximately 100 gallons of oil into the Columbia River.
The Corps is dedicated to rapid spill responses and is in the process of repairing the equipment. The generating unit is no longer leaking.
Corps officials notified partner . . .
On Monday, July 13, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (Corps) discovered a Bonneville Dam turbine thrust bearing leaked approximately 100 gallons of oil into the Columbia River.
The Corps is dedicated to rapid spill responses and is in the process of repairing the equipment. The generating unit is no longer leaking.
Corps officials notified partner . . .