DENVER—State wildlife officials say they found no fish killed in Clear Creek after a tanker truck crashed and spilled 4,000 gallons of diesel fuel into the waterway.
Jennifer Churchill of the Colorado Division of Wildlife said Monday an aquatic biologist checked the creek after the spill was reported Saturday on U.S. 6 near the Loveland Basin ski area. The truck driver suffered minor injuries.
The Environmental Protection Agency says the spill occurred on U.S. Forest Service land. Joyce Ackerman, an on-scene coordinator for the EPA’s regional office in Denver, says her agency will work with the Forest Service and state health officials to determine what kind of cleanup should occur.
Ackerman says options include excavating tainted soil and digging a trench to capture fuel that hasn’t reached the creek.
