As of: March 27, 2024, 10:30 a.m
By: Tanja Brinkmann
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There are still oil barriers in the Lauterbach.
The renovation of the area is ongoing.
© Christian Fellner
A defective pipe was to blame for heating oil flowing into the Lauterbach.
The renovation of the affected area on the Oberau golf course will take months.
It is not yet clear how much of the area is contaminated.
Oberau
– Stephan Scharf gives the all-clear.
“The groundwater has not been polluted,” says the spokesman for the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district office.
However, even now, a good seven weeks after the accident, he cannot say how much soil was contaminated by the leaked heating oil on the Lauterbach around Gut Buchwies in Oberau.
“The affected area has not yet been measured.”
At the beginning of February, walkers discovered the shimmering oil film in all colors on the Lauterbach north of the golf course - and raised the alarm.
The emergency services were deployed immediately and found the damage to the manor house itself, not to the golf club located there.
“The feeder pipe to the oil tank was leaking,” explained Karl Zwerger from the Weilheim water management office at the time.
It also quickly became clear that the homeowner, who lives on the Oberau golf course area and rents out holiday apartments, had only received a new delivery of heating oil - reportedly 2,500 liters - in mid-December.
How much of it spilled “cannot be said,” emphasized Zwerger, who is responsible for technical water supervision in the district.
The affected floor has already been replaced
This is certainly one of the reasons why Scharf cannot precisely quantify the amount of damage.
“On the one hand, it is a high financial loss for the property owner,” emphasizes the authority spokesman.
The office does not know whether he has appropriate insurance.
“On the other hand, a problem has arisen for the Munich municipal utility company.” As is well known, they get some of their drinking water from the Loisachtal.
“Two of the wells for the state capital have currently been shut down.” As a third point, Scharf cites the soil replacement that has already taken place on the affected area, for the professional disposal of the old soil and the filling with fresh material.
The authority spokesman cannot say what the costs for this campaign will be.
“Only the property owner receives these invoices.” This also applies to the costs for the three oil barriers.
Scharf is also unable to quantify the further effects on the environment and the plants in this protected area.
The work is still ongoing.
“In total, the renovation and monitoring of the rainwater pipes in the Lauterbach will take six months,” emphasizes Scharf.
Nevertheless, the problem can largely be seen as resolved, as the oil separator that was installed at short notice can now be dismantled again in coordination with the Weilheim Water Management Office.