North Pole to Hear More about Chemical Spill

A public meeting is being held in North Pole Monday night to update residents on a old chemical spill that’s tainted some local ground water.  The contamination is from an historic spill of a solvent called Sulfolane at the Flint Hills Oil Refinery. The chemical has been detected in one of 2 wells that feed the city’s public water system.

Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks

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