Town hall meeting Monday on Salt Lake oil spill

SALT LAKE CITY — One month after oil soiled waterways in Salt Lake City, Chevron and government officials will be on hand Monday at a town hall meeting to update residents about efforts to clean up the Red Butte Creek oil spill.

The meeting will mark one month since the oil leak was discovered on July 12. Members of the unified command will attend the meeting, including officials from Chevron, Salt Lake City, the Environmental Protection Agency and Salt Lake Valley Health Department.

"Two days after the spill, a town hall meeting was held and a promise was made to meet again with residents in a month's time," said Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker. "We know residents and business owners continue to have questions and want to know what has been done and what yet needs to be done to properly address the impacts of the disaster."

At the meeting, officials will also unveil an outline of their plan to restore the area.

The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at Clayton Middle School, 1470 S. 1900 East.

Authorities also announced crews will conduct a second water flush in Red Butte Creek at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. The flush will last about two hours and will help wash any residual oil from the creek bed downstream where it can be captured, according to a statement released by the unified command.

Residents near the creek are urged to stay away from the rising water during the flushing operation.

— Josh Smith