A recent oil spill on campus has been cleaned up following an announcement that parking spaces in Lot 4 may be closed on Friday. The lot has now been opened.
The spill was cleaned up before 11:00 p.m. Thursday night, according to University Police.
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On Thursday night, Facilities Management Services (FMS) sent a campus-wide email advising that an oil spill occurred around 7:00 Thursday night.
Up to 60 parking spaces in Lot 4 were anticipated to be unusable on Friday, according to the email.
FMS staff reported that the spill came from the car of an unidentified student. The student was carrying “multiple” five-gallon buckets in their car, of which a “large amount” leaked out of the vehicle and onto Lot 4, according to the email.
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The spill spanned over 400 feet, according to the email.
FMS staff worked overnight to clean the spill. Staff from Environmental Health and Safety helped to reduce any potential environmental impacts, according to the email.
No safety concerns have been reported at this time.
