The spill was one of the largest inland oil spills in US history at the time, dumping nearly a million gallons of "dilbit" into the Kalamazoo River, and affecting almost 35 miles of river.
Is West Michigan Having Its Own Water Crisis? The communities of Mendon, Allegan, and Coldwater have recently struggled with water quality issues over the last several months drawing comparisons to the Flint Water Crisis.
Nearly 370 thousand cubic feet of sludge were released into the river in 2019 during what the company called emergency repairs to the dam at Morrow Lake