Red Butte Creek oil spill
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The Red Butte Creek oil spill is a spill caused by a rupture in a medium crude oil pipeline
that runs to the Chevron Corporation
oil refinery
in Salt Lake City Utah
. Several hours after a detection in the reduction in pressure in the line, the broken pipe was discovered gushing 50 to 60 US gal (189.3 to 227.1 ) oil per minute into the Red Butte Creek
and Jordan River
that leads to the Great Salt Lake
. Clean up efforts were conducted by Salt Lake City firefighters, police, and other local public service agencies, and recovered two thirds of the 33000 gallons (124,918.6 l) spill within the first week of the rupture.
Affected wildlife were transported to Hogle Zoo
for treatment.
Pipeline transport
Pipeline transport is the transportation of goods through a pipe. Most commonly, liquids and gases are sent, but pneumatic tubes that transport solid capsules using compressed air are also used....
that runs to the Chevron Corporation
Chevron Corporation
Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States and active in more than 180 countries. It is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries, including exploration and production; refining,...
oil refinery
Oil refinery
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas...
in Salt Lake City Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. Several hours after a detection in the reduction in pressure in the line, the broken pipe was discovered gushing 50 to 60 US gal (189.3 to 227.1 ) oil per minute into the Red Butte Creek
Red Butte Creek
Red Butte Creek is a small stream whose headwaters are found in the northeast part of Salt Lake County. It flows west through the Red Butte Garden and Arboretum, by the University of Utah, Fort Douglas and flows southwesterly through Salt Lake City’s Liberty Park before forming a confluence with...
and Jordan River
Jordan River (Utah)
The Jordan River in the U.S. state of Utah is a river about long. Regulated by pumps at its headwaters at Utah Lake, it flows northward through the Salt Lake Valley and empties into the Great Salt Lake. Four of Utah's five largest cities—Salt Lake City, West Valley City, West Jordan and...
that leads to the Great Salt Lake
Great Salt Lake
The Great Salt Lake, located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah, is the largest salt water lake in the western hemisphere, the fourth-largest terminal lake in the world. In an average year the lake covers an area of around , but the lake's size fluctuates substantially due to its...
. Clean up efforts were conducted by Salt Lake City firefighters, police, and other local public service agencies, and recovered two thirds of the 33000 gallons (124,918.6 l) spill within the first week of the rupture.
Affected wildlife were transported to Hogle Zoo
Hogle Zoo
Utah's Hogle Zoo is a zoo located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the state's largest zoo, housing animals from diverse ecosystems. It is located at the mouth of Emigration Canyon....
for treatment.