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Friday, March 25, 2022 VOLUME LXXXVII ISSUE XV SINCE 1935 www.oswegonian.com
Update on Oswego Harbor Power Plant oil spill
Booms, sorbent pads remain in place two weeks later John Custodio Managing Editor jcustodio@oswegonian.com
Oswego Harbor is experiencing a fuel oil spill from the Oswego Harbor Power Plant, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). In response, city of Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow closed the Breitbeck Park harbor walking trail on March 9 as the U.S. Coast Guard from Buffalo and DEC worked with the power plant to clean up the oil. “Clean water in Oswego Harbor and Lake Ontario is critically important to our residents and wildlife,” Barlow said, via a Facebook post. “We will do our part to ensure that the oil spread is limited and as much of the fuel that can be captured is captured.” An underground pipe from the power plant leaked No. 6 fuel oil into the lake, which is de-
scribed by the U.S. Energy Information Administration as a fuel oil of medium viscosity used by “steam-powered vessels” and powerplants for the production of “electric power, space heating, vessel bunkering and various industrial purposes.” According to the Buffalo Sector’s U.S. Coast Guard Public Affairs Officer, Lt. Sean Dolan, the actual quantity of oil spilled has not been measured, but the suspected source has been secured. The oil that reached the harbor’s water has been “boomed off,” where a wide floating barrier is cast off into the water to prevent the oil from spreading further. As of March 10, three containment booms were used in the harbor. “The oil that was in the water has been boomed off and is being recovered by the oil recovery contractor but I do not have an actual physical number to give you,” Dolan said. Dolan said four Coast Guard members from his office were working on the cleanup, along-
side members of the DEC and an environmental cleanup contractor. For Dolan’s office, aquatic pollution cleanups are common with a seasonal increase in the summertime. “The Coast Guard is committed to environmental protection and we have a staff of folks that are on call 24 hr a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year to respond to these things,” Dolan said. “It really is seasonal, naturally, busier in the summer but steady work responding to pollution cases of varying sizes.” Oswego Harbor is a major hub for migrating waterfowl but according to Dolan, there have not been any major impacts to the environment. “Our folks on scene would be managing that along with the New York DEC officers that are on-scene, but I have not received any reports of impacted wildlife as of right now,” Dolan said. As of March 23, the cleanup is still underway, utilizing containment booms and sorbent pads to contain and remove oil.
John Custodio | The Oswegonian
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A boom is pictured in the Oswego Harbor, as the NYSDEC and the U.S. Coast Guard have worked to contain the oil spill and clean the water.
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Hollywood screenwriting professors’ next publication
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Staff Reports news@oswegonian.com The Summer of Christmas, written by college professors Juliet and Keith Giglion is a romantic-comedy that celebrates our love for holiday movies that start running in July on the Hallmark Channel, Netflix, Lifetime, GAC Family and more. About the Book: Up-and-coming LA screenwriter Ivy Green is about to have her life turned upside down. Her movie, based on her and her high school sweetheart, Nick Shepherd, is being filmed in her upstate New York hometown. In the middle of summer, during the month of July, the production crew creates a winter wonderland Christmas. Nick is less than thrilled to see Ivy after all this time. Five years ago, college degree fresh in hand, she decided her screenwriting career was bigger than their future together. Or, at least that’s how he saw it. He returned home, to his family vineyards, and grew his way to the top of vintner acclaim: his
pride and glory being his vineyard’s award-winning “Poison Ivy” vintage – named after youknow-who. And then he learns that Ivy’s equally unhappy with him…and in her movie version of their relationship, she kills his character off. To complicate matters, Ivy isn’t sure of her relationship with the producer, the town is overflowing with movie stars and adoring fans, and worst of all—the actress playing Ivy develops a crush on the real Nick! Now, with renewed and confusing feelings about Nick, Ivy is determined to see if there is anything left between them, but in the end, Ivy will need to rewrite her life script to finally get everything she ever wanted. About the Authors: Juliet Giglio and Kieth Giglio are a husband-wife screenwriting duo who met in an elvator while attending NYU Grad Film school. Juliet and Keith are both professors who teach screenwriting at the State University of New York at Oswego and Syracuse University respectively.
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