CROW RESERVATION , Mont. (NMB) – The Montana Free Press reports that an oil spill of unknown size and duration has been reported on the Crow Indian Reservation.
A spokesperson for Region 8 of the Environmental Protection Agency told the Free Press he believes the spill is coming from a gathering line, a pipeline used to transport crude oil from a wellhead to a central collection point.
There are not any known impacts or threats to surface waters at this time.
The spill was first observed near the Montana-Wyoming border east of Fort Smith.
