Whitesboro Oil Spill

On June 4, 2024 at 7:30 PM, the National Response Center (NRC) notified the US Environmental Protection Agency of an unknown amount of oil release from an unknown pump station that impacted soil, ditches, and a private pond with potential impacts to Mustang Creek. According to the Field Inspector with the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC), an aboveground storage tank (AST) experienced a structural failure which released the material into the containment area. The RRC indicated that a drainage pipe in the containment area was left open which allowed to oil to escape the containment area and travel approximately 260 yards to Old Sherman Road drainage ditches and into a field approximately 50 yards. The RRC is aware of the oil discharge and is providing Potential Responsible Party (PRP) oversite for the cleanup operations. The Responsible Party is utilizing a vacuum truck to remove the free product in the ditches, removing and replacing absorbent boom, and planning to remove impacted vegetation. Based on visual inspection, EPA determined that no discharge of oil from the tank battery entered into the Waters of the US. If oil were to discharge from the field, it would travel downgradient to Mustang Creek, Big Mineral Creek and then into Lake Texoma.

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