A fuel vault at Alaska Native Medical Center is believed to be the source of an oil spill that polluted a lake and prompted the closure of a popular off-leash dog park in Anchorage.
continued this week at the lake. Oil absorption strips floated on top of the water and multiple barriers surrounded the edges of the spill to prevent the oil from spreading farther. Crews vacuumed the sheen from the surface of the water, and a skimmer device helped filter the oil from the lake.
The vault is connected to the municipal drainage system, Rawalt said. Authorities believe excess rainwater flooded the vault and then went into the drainage system, where a device that filters oil from the water malfunctioned, she said.
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