And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
from: [EMAIL PROTECTED],
At 03:24 PM 12/18/98 -0500, you wrote:
>(12-18) 11:59 PST HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Of the 50 birds with
>oil-covered feathers brought to a rehabilitation center from the Bolsa
>Chica wetlands, 35 were surviving, while an investigation of the
>contamination continues.
>
>The wetlands are about 12 miles downstream from a Garden Grove city
>maintenance yard where the oil apparently leaked or was illegally
>dumped, entering a storm drain.
>
>Another 22 oil-soaked birds were found dead in the wetlands near the
>Pacific Ocean since the spill was discovered Sunday.
>
>The 1,100-acre wetlands north of Huntington Beach is home to hundreds of
>rare shore birds, and is one of few remaining tidal habitats along the
>Southern California coast.
>
>Four birds were brought to a rehabilitation center in Huntington Beach
>Thursday. Fifteen of the 50 birds brought to the center have died or had
>to be put to death because their condition was too severe for recovery,
>said supervising veterinarian Scott Newman.
>
>Newman said volunteers would continue searching for birds Friday,
>although most of the affected birds have been found.
>
>The Coast Guard was supervising cleanup of the oil, at a cost of more
>than $100,000. The spill involved about 100 gallons of recycled oil, and
>the Orange County district attorney's office was attempting to find out
>who dumped it, or if it was an accident involving faulty machinery.
>
>Coast Guard Lt. Dan Deptula said authorities were flushing the storm
>channel with water to concentrate the remaining oil so it can be
>gathered.
>
>``The impacts of the cleanup alone, along with the wildlife impact will
>be very costly,'' Deptula said on Tuesday. ``A civil penalty process
>will eventually happen.''
>
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