Officials respond to fuel leak Waterbury, waterways, properties impacted

Oil leak impacts groundwater, stream and pond in CT city

The Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Emergency Response Unit personnel responded to the east end of Waterbury Saturday in the area of Hamilton Avenue for a leaking oil tank. The oil has gotten into the groundwater, a nearby stream and a pond. DEEP officials said that an above-ground tank that contained between 250-300 gallons of oil leaked after an underground line from the tank to the house failed. It caused the leak. According t…

Officials respond to fuel leak Waterbury, waterways, properties impacted

WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection responded to an fuel spill on Hamilton Avenue in Waterbury on Saturday, officials said. Crews responded around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday. Upon arrival, crews found an above ground 275-gallon oil tank that was not in use that still contained oil. The line from the tank to the house failed, which created a leak. 5 students arrested after fight at Waterbury high school…

Oil leak affects several properties, waterways in Waterbury: DEEP

A leaking oil tank has released home heating oil into the groundwater and a nearby stream and pond in Waterbury, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). The agency’s Emergency Response Unit responded to Hamilton Avenue on Saturday after a report of a leaking fuel tank. DEEP found an unused 275-gallon above-ground oil tank was leaking on the property. They also found a 60×20-foot oil stain in the yard and that t…

Oil leak affects several properties, waterways in Waterbury: DEEP – N…

A leaking oil tank has released home heating oil into the groundwater and a nearby stream and pond in Waterbury, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). The agency's Emergency Response Unit responded to Hamilton Avenue on Saturday after a report of a leaking fuel tank. DEEP found an unused 275-gallon above-ground [...]