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| Waste oil dumped in Savick Brook, Fulwood | Waste oil dumped in Savick Brook, Fulwood |
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| More than 15,000 litres of waste oil has been dumped in two waterways in Preston, the Environment Agency has said. | More than 15,000 litres of waste oil has been dumped in two waterways in Preston, the Environment Agency has said. |
| The oil was found in a tributary of Savick Brook in Mason Wood Park and at a second location near Eastway in Fulwood. | The oil was found in a tributary of Savick Brook in Mason Wood Park and at a second location near Eastway in Fulwood. |
| A spokesman said he believed the oil was dumped on either Thursday or Friday in "a deliberate criminal act". | |
| A major clean-up operation is now under way. | A major clean-up operation is now under way. |
| The spokesman said: "We've taken away as much as we can and will monitor the situation over the bank holiday. | |
| "The fact that our rivers are in the best condition for 20 years makes this particularly galling." |