Heating oil runs out: 600 liters seep into the ground and Kochelsee
Created: 09/27/2022, 05:13
By: Veronika Ahn-Tauchnitz
The Kochel fire brigade laid oil barriers on the lake and tried to bind part of the oil.
© Fire Department Kochel am See
An oil film spread on the Kochelsee on Saturday.
About 600 liters of heating oil from the "Trimini" seeped into the ground and further into the lake.
Experts were there on Monday.
Update from September 26th:
Kochel am See - How great is the damage caused by the heating oil that seeped from the Trimini into the ground and into the Kochelsee?
On Monday, representatives of the district office, water management office, municipality and also the fire brigade got an idea on site.
"At the moment, it is assumed that 600 liters of heating oil got into the ground," says Marlis Peischer, spokeswoman for the district office, on request.
How much of it went further into the lake is currently unclear.
According to Peischer, a shimmering film has formed on about 1000 square meters of lake surface.
Operation at the Kochelsee: fire brigade tries to bind oil in the lake
The Kochel volunteer fire brigade has been taking care of containing the oil since Saturday.
The sea area, separated by a floating oil barrier, has now been "divided into two chambers", says Commander Hubert Resenberger.
By increasing the limitation, they want to find out exactly where the oil seeps into the lake.
"We also bring in various materials to bind the oil," says Resenberger.
Water sports enthusiasts should keep a reasonable distance from the oil barrier
In the coming days, experts will have to clarify to what extent and how specifically the damage must be repaired.
The Kochelsee is not closed to water sports enthusiasts.
However, according to Peischer, all users are asked to keep a certain distance from the fire brigade's oil boom in the Trimini area.
The original report from September 25th:
Kochel am See – It cannot be overlooked in the operational images of the Kochel fire brigade: A dazzling film is floating on the water surface of the Kochelsee.
"You saw the streaks and smelled the oil," says Mayor Thomas Holz, who was at the site on Saturday.
Fire brigade operation at Kochelsee: 250 meter long oil barrier set up
At 11:10 a.m., the volunteer fire department was alerted.
According to Commander Hubert Resenberger, around 20 volunteers deployed to lay a floating oil barrier around 250 meters long on the lake.
Because the Kochlers did not have enough material, the Tegernsee fire brigade provided support.
In addition, attempts were made to bind the oil on the water.
The fire brigade checked the barriers all weekend to keep them in the right place despite the wind and current.
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A dazzling film of oil could be seen on the Kochelsee on Saturday.
© Fire Department Kochel
According to the Oberbayern Süd police headquarters, the damage occurred sometime between Thursday and Saturday.
In any case, on September 22nd there was a delivery of heating oil for the Kristall-Therme Trimini.
"A supply line probably broke in the process," says Presidential spokesman Stefan Sonntag when asked.
Heating oil had run into a shaft.
The swimming pool called in an expert who assessed the situation.
"But it was not assumed that the oil could seep outside the shaft," says Sunday.
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Operation at the Kochelsee: Heating oil from the Kristall-Therme Trimini seeps into the ground
But that's obviously what happened.
The oil seeped into the ground and eventually ended up in the lake.
"The Trimini really tried hard to contain the whole thing as quickly as possible," says Mayor Holz.
In fact, it was important to "react quickly" because there are many sensitive areas on Lake Kochel, says Holz.
There breed, rest and overwinter numerous rare and protected European bird species such as the great crested grebe, the great egret or the gadwall.
Oil film on Kochelsee: Specialist authorities must now say how to proceed
Representatives of the district office also got an idea of the situation on site at the weekend.
It is currently unclear how much oil has seeped into the lake and how extensive the clean-up work will be.
All of this and the other measures would be examined and determined by the specialist authorities from this Monday, says Holz.
Only then can the amount of property damage also be quantified, adds police spokesman Sunday.
The Kochel am See police have definitely started investigating the water pollution.
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