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Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Asphalt Spill (FPN#UCGPE25504)

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A duckling has oil spots before being washed and treated by wildlife specialists.<br />Date Taken: 5/26/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 41.7933194444444<br />Longitude: -87.8146583333333<br />Tags:
A duckling after being washed.<br />Date Taken: 6/1/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 41.7932055555556<br />Longitude: -87.8147805555556<br />Tags:
Ducklings receiving care after being washed. <br />Date Taken: 6/3/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 41.7932805555556<br />Longitude: -87.8147138888889<br />Tags:
Wildlife specialists wash a snake that was harmed by asphalt.<br />Date Taken: 6/22/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 41.7932916666667<br />Longitude: -87.8145972222222<br />Tags:
Wildlife specialists wash a duck that was harmed by asphalt.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Workers use water jets to clean the sewer.<br />Date Taken: 8/20/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 41.8062583333333<br />Longitude: -87.7930361111111<br />Tags:
Teams clean the shoreline and check for hurt wildlife.<br />Date Taken: 8/18/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Sheet piling and boom at the sewer outfall catches asphalt before it reaches the canal.<br />Date Taken: 6/28/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 41.8040888888889<br />Longitude: -87.7931888888889<br />Tags:
Asphalt collected in the storm sewer.<br />Date Taken: 6/25/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Crews on the water collect product after a tugboat disrupts it from the bottom of the canal.<br />Date Taken: 6/24/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 41.80243775<br />Longitude: -87.7970291944444<br />Tags:
Moveable seine nets are used during various stages of the cleanup.<br />Date Taken: 6/24/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 41.8035839722222<br />Longitude: -87.79319675<br />Tags:
Boom placed along the canal collects material.<br />Date Taken: 5/23/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Boat crews recover product near the side of the canal. <br />Date Taken: 5/23/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Multi-colored Mylar strands installed to deter wildlife from congregating in collection areas.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
An excavator on a barge removes product from the canal.<br />Date Taken: 5/23/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
An excavator picks up heavy product from the canal from a barge .<br />Date Taken: 5/19/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
An excavator lifts asphalt material from the canal.<br />Date Taken: 5/19/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
EPA oversees excavation work at the main spill area.<br />Date Taken: 5/19/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Additional asphalt surfaces in canal during night operations<br />Date Taken: 5/15/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 41.8029164851349<br />Longitude: -87.7971696854729<br />Tags:
Additional asphalt surfaces in canal during night operations<br />Date Taken: 5/15/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 41.8025215962082<br />Longitude: -87.7979779244015<br />Tags:
A patch of tar-like substance contained by booms<br />Date Taken: 5/15/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Boat crews removing a tar-like substance contained by booms<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Tar-like substance contained by boom<br />Date Taken: 5/15/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Patch approximately 4 feet wide of material floating on water surface and stuck in bramble on the bank.<br />Date Taken: 5/13/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 41.7907246944444<br />Longitude: -87.8185519166667<br />Tags:
Material immediately downstream on bank near impacted industry intake.<br />Date Taken: 5/13/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 41.7758223611111<br />Longitude: -87.8322096666667<br />Tags:
Clean up crew deploying boom<br />Date Taken: 5/13/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 41.8039588555556<br />Longitude: -87.7937745833333<br />Tags:
Asphalt material collected.<br />Date Taken: 5/13/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 41.8039379583333<br />Longitude: -87.793922<br />Tags:
Cleanup crews feed boom into the canal.<br />Date Taken: 5/13/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 41.8040342361111<br />Longitude: -87.7938225166667<br />Tags:



A duckling has oil spots before being washed and treated by wildlife specialists. A duckling after being washed. Ducklings receiving care after being washed. Wildlife specialists wash a snake that was harmed by asphalt. Wildlife specialists wash a duck that was harmed by asphalt. Workers use water jets to clean the sewer. Teams clean the shoreline and check for hurt wildlife. Sheet piling and boom at the sewer outfall catches asphalt before it reaches the canal. Asphalt collected in the storm sewer. Crews on the water collect product after a tugboat disrupts it from the bottom of the canal. Moveable seine nets are used during various stages of the cleanup. Boom placed along the canal collects material. Boat crews recover product near the side of the canal. Multi-colored Mylar strands installed to deter wildlife from congregating in collection areas. An excavator on a barge removes product from the canal. An excavator picks up heavy product from the canal from a barge . An excavator lifts asphalt material from the canal. EPA oversees excavation work at the main spill area. Additional asphalt surfaces in canal during night operations Additional asphalt surfaces in canal during night operations A patch of tar-like substance contained by booms Boat crews removing a tar-like substance contained by booms Tar-like substance contained by boom Patch approximately 4 feet wide of material floating on water surface and stuck in bramble on the bank. Material immediately downstream on bank near impacted industry intake. Clean up crew deploying boom Asphalt material collected. Cleanup crews feed boom into the canal.