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Some aid may continue to be available through other federal agencies such as the Department of Transportation, which could help with rebuilding highways, putting up road barriers and cleaning culverts, Garamendi said.

In May 2015, one pipeline ruptured and gushed oil into a culvert under Highway 101 and eventually discharged into the Pacific Ocean.

More than a month after the evacuation order was lifted, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged that multiple buildings in East Palestine were being contaminated as contractors cleaned contaminated culverts under and alongside buildings.

The court heard it was raining at the time of the crash but there had been heavy downpours overnight, causing a culvert to block on the road.

Excess erosion has also clogged countless culverts, blocked roadways and buried infrastructure, increasing flood and safety concerns.