Semi Trucks

A garbage truck leaked oil for two miles  while driving up Alabama Hill to the Silver Beach area near Lake Whatcom, but a city official said environmental damage will be minimal.

About half the affected area is within the lake’s watershed, said Scott Brown-Davis, storm water maintenance supervisor for the city Public Works department.

He said, however, that the possibility of the engine oil leaking into the drainage system is small, since crews were quick to cover drains with absorbent pads and most of the oil would run off to the shoulder of the roads anyway.