SW Energy responsible for oil spill in Green River--second spill from old well
By Kristen Moulton The Salt Lake Tribune First Published May 28 2014 07:16 pm • Last Updated May 29 2014 02:03 pm It likely will take crews another week to finish scraping oil-contaminated dirt and rocks from Salt Wash, a dry streambed on public land 12 miles south of Green River that was filled with thousands of barrels of an oil-water mix when an oil well failed last week. Heavy rainfall Friday night breached the emergency dams erected to contain the oil, and a small amount flowed into the Green River, said an on-scene coordinator for the Environmental Protection Agency. ...