REGINA, Saskatchewan, July 25 (UPI) -- With an oil spill threatening area water ways, provincial leaders in Saskatchewan said protecting drinking water supplies was the top priority.
Responders working with Canadian company Husky Energy are cleaning up after about 1,550 barrels of oil was released about a quarter mile from the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. According to provincial leaders, crews have so far recovered about 620 barrels of oil, though the slick is moving downstream and threatening regional drinking water supplies.