Accident Spills Oil into Hudson River Tributary Officials say fuel contained by rapid response by Maria Theodore Leiter An accident at the Camp Smith Military Preserve on Route 6 in Peekskill sent four to five thousand gallons of oil spilling toward the Hudson River on Saturday, February 21. According to Westchester County Department of Health spokesperson Mary Landrigan, however, a rapid response most likely kept the spread of oil from entering the river. The incident took place when a gauge at the camp broke, sending fuel oil into storm drains, the camp’s on-site sewage treatment plant, and Annsville Creek. Booms were quickly put out onto the Creek to contain the spread, said Landrigan. "The Department of Environmental Conservation and the Coast Guard have been working to ascertain the amount of spill as it pertains to the environment," she said. In Putnam County, Deputy County Executive Frank DelCampo said on Monday that the administration was not aware of the incident prior to this morning, but that after checking with Joe Marcogliese the Deputy Commissioner of Environmental Health for Westchester, he was assured that the spill was contained within Camp Smith. Wendy Rosenbach, a DEC spokesperson told the PCN&R on Tuesday that an estimated 2000 gallons of oil were released into the creek. She said that testing has not revealed any signs of wildife distress and that the cleanup, which is being handled by Enviro Waste and Dutchess Environmental Construction of Mahopac, is continuing. Providing local news, information and opinions from Philipstown and Putnam Valley, NY Encompassing the Villages of Cold Spring and Nelsonville,  and the hamlet of Garrison, Putnam County, NY.