Hazardous material cleanup crews were back on site after a truck leaked hydraulic oil in the lower Garibaldi Highlands on Thursday (May 30).
The District of Squamish was alerted to the minor oil spill. Officials estimate up to 200 litres of hydraulic oil poured from the Carney's Waste Systems truck's tank.
Crews were on scene and Lower Boulevard, Ayr Drive, Braemar Drive, Argyle Crescent and Friedel Crescent were closed to drivers, with the exception of residents who live along those streets.
"We don't want to track the oil around," district spokesperson Christina Moore said at the time.
A hazardous materials team was also called in to minimize any environmental impacts, Moore said.
"There is no public threat," she said.
The crew supervised the cleanup on Thursday and Friday (May 31). The specialized team was back on Tuesday (June 4) to help remove persistent oil stains that required another round of washing.
Run-off water used in the cleanup didn't enter the stormwater system, Moore wrote in a later email. The drains within the spill run into a dense forest region north of the Highlands, she noted, adding an extension of fish-bearing Meighan Creek runs through that area.
"Absorbent booms were placed at the end of the stormwater outfall points in the spill area," Moore wrote. "There was no oil accumulation at these points and the booms were a precautionary measure to mitigate any potential oil run-off from entering sensitive watercourse habitat."
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