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Several state and local agencies were called to investigate a gasoline spill on the Ohio River early Saturday.
Anthony Chenault, public information officer for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, confirmed the agency received a report of "a light sheen on the Ohio River" that was determined to be gasoline that had entered a culvert running southwest into the river from an unknown source.
Chenault said crews "used absorbent pads and a boom to prevent additional gasoline from getting into the river. Drinking water intakes for Steubenville and Weirton were initially shut down, but both have resumed operation with increased sampling. No detections of gasoline have been reported at either drinking water plant."
"The source of the gasoline was not found. The area around the initial detection will continue to be monitored," he said.
The Coast Guard, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and emergency management agencies of Jefferson and Brooke counties were dispatched to the spill, which was reported at about 11:42 p.m.
John Parker, co-director of the Jefferson County EMA, confirmed residents of Pottery Addition reported smelling gasoline, an odor that dissipated within 24 hours.
Parker, who also is mayor of Toronto, said that city's water plant is equipped with detectors for such foreign material and gasoline wasn't detected.
Follansbee City Manager Joe DiBartolomeo confirmed intakes for the city's water treatment system were temporarily closed as a precaution.
The city's Hooverson Heights water treatment plant draws water from the river, while its downtown plant is served by underground wells, as is Wellsburg's.