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| Cleanup workers cut holes into the ice on the Yellowstone River near Crane, Mont. on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015 as part of efforts to recover oil from an upstream pipeline spill that released up to 50,000 gallons of crude. | Matthew Brown / AP |
GLENDIVE, Mont. — Truckloads of drinking water were being shipped to
the eastern Montana city of Glendive on Monday after traces of a major
oil spill along the Yellowstone River were detected in public water
supplies, raising concerns about a potential health risk.
Preliminary tests at the city’s water treatment plant indicated that
at least some oil got into a water supply intake along the river,
according to state and federal officials. About 6,000 people are served
by the intake, Glendive Mayor Jerry Jimison said.
Officials stressed that they were bringing in the shipments of
drinking water as a precaution and did not know yet whether there was
any health threat. Results of further tests to determine the scope of
the danger were expected in coming days. MORE
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