HERINGTON, Kan. — Kansas health officials say the water in an creek near Herington is safe for animal consumption again, after cleanup of a chemical spill.

On January 8 about 3,000 gallons of sulfuric acid spilled in to Lime Creek in northwest Herington, killing hundreds of fish and prompting a health warning from the state.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said the water's pH levels have returned to a safe level.

The acid leaked after two Union Pacific tankers attached at too high of a speed, sending acid into a drainage ditch and then into the creek. 

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