Gasoline smell on east end of the ravine and creek booms?

[Amelia Menk]

Hello

I noticed a strong gasoline smell on the east end of the ravine yesterday afternoon/evening. When I went on a walk today I saw white booms in the creek between Clinton Heights and Longview. Does anyone know what happened?

Amelia

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[Jared Erb]

The smell was still there tonight when I was walking … the creek looks like it was drained, especially considering all the rain we had. There were people down there late last night with utility trucks - and now there’s silt fencing damming up the creek in several spots.

On Mar 7, 2026, at 10:24 PM, Amelia Menk <ameli...@gmail.com> wrote:



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[Cindy Decker]

This might just be speculation, but  we reported on Thursday that the creek was milky. It seemed to be more than just the rains.  I know that the city came out late in the afternoon to check it out.  They ruled out a water leak, but I didn't hear more after that. 

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[Cindy Decker]

The  city says it received a report of someone purposefully dumping something from a gasoline container (like the kind you use for a lawn mower) into the creek, and it put up the booms to catch water to test quality. 

The worker I just spoke with said the water is fine now, no contaminants.   He indicated it's still being investigated.

[Stephen Webster]

Thanks for the update, Cindy. Tell Jeff to stop doing that. :) 

Stephen Webster

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[Scott Austin]

Hey Cindy & Jeff,

A while back I think you shared a city or county department phone number to report spills and/or dumping. If you still have that info, could you share it again?

Thanks.
Scott

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[Molly Brinkman]

Yesterday, I asked a city worker -who was in the Ravine -said an oil spill was reported. 

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