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COMMERCE CITY, Colo.—Suncor Energy officials say remedies to deal with toxic pollution from its refinery north of Denver are sufficient even though inspections show benzene levels in Sand Creek and the South Platte River more than doubled last month.
Vice president John Gallagher gave a statement to the Denver Post ( ) saying trenches and treatment systems on Suncor and nearby property will eventually lower dissolved benzene levels in the water.
In November, hydrocarbons from Suncor’s refinery were found oozing into Sand Creek, which flows into the river.
The refinery produces jet fuel, gasoline, diesel fuel, and asphalt mostly from oil from Colorado and Wyoming.
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Information from: The Denver Post,
