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i <br /> <br /> N <br /> ~~~L~~L <br /> 11~ <br /> Public Works <br /> j Administration <br /> ' City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> ,ij:..~ (503) 687-5262 <br /> CONTACT': Deborah Evans, Wetlands Coordinator, 683-6839 <br /> Jack Long, Environmental Technician, 341-5803 <br /> From Public Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL FIRM TO CLEAN UP OILY SLICK IN SLOUGH <br /> An environmental company hired by the City of Eugene on Saturday will wade into <br /> the Bertelsen Slough to clean up an oily slick in the environmentally sensitive wetlands <br /> area. <br /> First Strike Environmental of Roseburg will scoop up and dispose of an oily, <br /> brownish-gray, floating material that has accumulated in three places in the slough, located <br /> at the end of Fifth Avenue just west of Wallis Street. No information is available on the <br /> source of the pollution. <br /> The clean-up work will begin at 8 a.m. and is expected to take about acday to <br /> complete. First Strike specializes in environmental cleanups and also has expertise in <br /> pollution disposal. The city will fund the estimated $3,000 cost of the work. <br /> The ~ugene Department of Public Safety's HAZMAT team tested the unknown <br /> substance 1n the slough and determined it to be a petroleum-based product that doesn't pose <br /> I <br /> (more) <br /> i <br /> <br />