CLEVELAND — Various agencies established a Unified Command (UC) related to an oil spill in the Cuyahoga River’s Kingsbury Run tributary, which is near Cleveland, on Friday.

What You Need To Know

  • A Unified Command has been established in response to an oil spill in the Kingsbury Run tributary of the Cuyahoga River 

  • Multiple agencies are responding

  • A source of the spill has not yet been identified
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Officials have not yet identified the source of the spill, but they said “investigative efforts are being undertaken by all agencies involved,” according to a press release from the Ninth Coast Guard District.

“The UC’s operational priorities are ensuring the safety of the public and responders, protecting wildlife and the environment, and ensuring economic activities in the area are minimally affected while securing the source of the spill and the removal of all pollutants,” the release reads.

Agencies involved with the UC include:

  • U.S. Coast Guard
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Ohio State Environmental Protection Agency

Additionally, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District and Cleveland Water Pollution Control have responded to the situation.

“The UC was established to provide for a multi-layered approach to ensure effective containment, mitigation, and removal of all pollution from Kingsbury Run,” the release reads. “Responders have limited the spread of the spill through the use of boom and other containment methods.”