The cleanup of a historic oil spill in Whitefish Lake has been completed, the Whitefish Pilot Online reports.
“ The dredging removed more than 97 percent of the petroleum contamination from Mackinaw Bay, eliminating the potential for sheen during summer recreational activity, and restored aquatic habitat for an important part of the Whitefish Lake ecosystem, ” Steve Merritt, on-scene coordinator with the EPA , said.
Dredging in Mackinaw Bay was completed on June 25. A total of 46 barge loads of two lined roll-off containers were filled and moved across Whitefish Lake during the project. Up to 460 cubic yards of contaminated sediment was removed.
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Dredging Today Staff, July 4, 2012