Texmo Oil Co. Tanker Truck Accident Diesel Spill
A tanker truck crashed on the State Highway 95 bridge over the Bill Williams River, where the river joins Lake Havasu, 20 miles north of Parker, Ariz. 7,600-7,800 gallons of diesel spilled and then ignited, burning 348 acres of marsh, riparian and upland desert vegetation.
- Date/Time Frame
- July 28, 2006
- Statute
- OPA
- State
- Arizona
- Substances
- diesel
- Injury
- Fish, Marsh, Vegetation, Wetlands
Consent Decrees:
2007.09.12
- Federal Trustees:
- Department of the Interior (DOI)/Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
- Potentially Responsible Parties:
- Texmo Oil Company Jobbers Inc.