SPRINGFIELD – A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the dump of more than 4,000 gallons of diesel fuel in the Black River.

On Aug. 8 someone turned on the diesel pumps at the Black River Produce warehouse on Route 106 in Springfield and then walked away, letting the pumps pour out diesel fuel that ran through a culvert and into the river.

After 10 days of clean-up, Springfield police said an environmental clean up company had recovered about 2,000 gallons of the spilled fuel and were winding down clean up operations.

But the search for the person who spilled the fuel is ongoing and Black River Produce is offering the $5,000 reward for information.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Springfield Police at 885-2113.