The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is monitoring the impact of a leak this week in Lovedale.
The DEP confirms that about a thousand gallons of D-3 oil leaked from a tanker truck, into Wylie Run, which is a tributary to the Mon River.
D-3 is described as a binding agent similar to glue that solidifies quickly. It sank to the bottom of the waterway.
A clean-up crew is removing affected plant life and other contaminated areas.
he agency says a fish kill was observed.
Three Rivers Waterkeepers defers to the DEP and the Fish and Boat Commission but describes the number of dead fish as "significant."
Fish in Wylie Run were killed
Fish in Wylie Run were killed
