The EPA now estimates that 1 million gallons of crude oil have been released from the ruptured Enbridge Energy pipeline. Much of that oil has made its way into the Kalamazoo River.
I traveled further downstream from the spill today. The efforts to boom and skim the oil are underway at several points on the river.
The first two photos are on the river in Galesburg, 20 miles downstream from the spill. The sheen was light here, but still evident.
The photo to the left shows the power plant on Morrow Lake. There is a dam here and officials were hopeful that this barrier along with booms could be used to contain the oil.
In Comstock, just downstream from this dam, I saw a light sheen on the edges of the water where it had pooled in the shallows.
Below is video I shot today.
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