Cleanup on Hacker Creek Begins

Ridge between Salmon Creek and Briceland

Cleanup of the diesel spill in Hacker Creek, tributary of Salmon Creek, continues today. The damage apparently occurred from a fuel tank for an indoor marijuana grow. Jim Crook, owner and operator of the local North Coast Environmental Construction is on site this morning surveying the damage and beginning the task of removing fuel from the waterway and soil.

This company worked on the Freshwater Creek 120 gallon diesel spill late last fall. On November 28th, a fuel truck fell into that waterway. The North Coast Environmental Construction, Inc. responded with an array of “oil absorbent booms, pads, and other materials.” This time though the damage also occurred on land and will require other specialized tools. Clearing that relatively small spill took two weeks. Probably Hacker Creek will require more time.

The company is located on Humboldt Hill in Eureka and has worked on at least one other governmental cleanup project– asbestos removal at City Hall in Eureka.

Link to first post on the spill with map and information.

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JMan
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JMan
15 years ago

Why don’t we ever see the name of the landowner in these types of stories, it seems that everyone goes out of their way to not finger the guilty party. Even if it’s not your grow, it’s your land and you’re responsible.

I’d like to see landowners named when they do this crap.

Staff
Member
15 years ago

The community has a pretty good idea but no one knows for sure and no one wants to point fingers until the facts are all in. I don’t know why Lt. Wilcox of Fish and Game won’t give the information. Maybe the sheriff’s dept needs to give that info out? I have a call into them and will put out info as I get it.

Heraldo
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15 years ago

I hope they do a better job on Hacker Creek than they did on Freshwater. In that case the booms didn’t even go all the way across the creek.

Staff
Member
15 years ago

Did fuel escape downstream?

Heraldo
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15 years ago

Yes but I never heard a final report of how far it got.

Heraldo
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15 years ago

Yes but I never heard a final report of how far it got.

Staff
Member
15 years ago

I asked about this when I talked to Melissa Martel of the Environmental Health dept. She said, that because Freshwater is so wide and was very full at the time that the berms couldn’t go all the way across.

I’m not sure why they couldn’t use two though. I should have asked.

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