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CLEANUP & RESPONSE

It All Flows Downstream

Oil Spills, Trash, Debris, Sediment, Chemicals:

How Do We Keep Our Waterways Clean?

By Linda Henning, Marketing Director, Elastec f an oil spill happens on water, the Oil Pollution Act of water runoff that carries silt, sediment and chemicals into 1990 (OPA90) has very clear rules on who is respon- our streams and rivers? Trash, debris, silt, sediment, drugs,

Isible for paying for cleanup costs. Most oil spills can be chemicals – they all