Straits Times 8 Jun 11;
A MINOR oil slick on the Kallang River was cleaned up yesterday.
National water agency PUB confined the spread of the film of oil to a stretch of the river lining Potong Pasir Avenue 1 and called in contractors to remove it.
The source of the pollution is being investigated and the water quality there will continue to be monitored, said a PUB spokesman.
The oily film was first noticed on the river next to Blocks 114 and 115 at Potong Pasir Avenue1 yesterday afternoon.
Contractors placed booms on the water to confine the slick to a 100m stretch and sopped up the oil in the evening.
The PUB said in a statement that the oil film was not expected to affect water quality, but water samples have been taken for tests.
Oil spill at Kallang River
Channel NewsAsia 7 Jun 11;
SINGAPORE : An oil spill was discovered at Kallang River, next to Potong Pasir Avenue 1, on Tuesday afternoon.
The national water agency, PUB, was alerted and it dispatched contractors to use oil booms to confine the spill to 100 metres along the side of the waterway.
PUB said removal of the oil slick was completed in the evening.
It added that the oil film was not expected to impact water quality in the Kallang River.
However, water samples from the river were taken for tests.
PUB is working with the National Environment Agency (NEA) to investigate the cause of the pollution and will continue to monitor the water quality along its waterways.
- CNA/al
