Chippewa County Health Department has issued a no body contact advisory for areas around Sugar Island after an oil spill at Algoma Steel dropped 5,000 gallons of oil into the St. Marys River on Thursday.

Contact with surface waters should be avoided around Sugar Island’s north shore area from West Shore Drive, north of 1 1/2 Mile Road, along Northshore Drive and along East Village Road. People should not wade or swim in the water, and pets are not allowed to wade, swim or drink the water, according to Chippewa County Health Department.

If you have a surface-water intake of river water that supplies water to your home, do not drink or use the water. If you come into contact with the water, wash the affected area with soap and clean water.

It is not expected that well water has been contaminated, according to the health department, but if the top of your well is underwater from river water, do not use the well as a source for drinking water and contact the health department.

Additional monitoring of the area will be conducted, according to the health department, and more information will be released as it becomes available.

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