BATTLE CREEK (WKZO) -- Governor Granholm says she is not at all happy with the environmental response to the oil spill in Calhoun County and has asked the EPA to take over the cleanup. She wants a lot more resources applied to the problem and she wants it done now to stop the slick before it reaches Morrow Lake.

Enbridge President and CEO Pat Daniel says they have deployed 150 people, 30 vacuum trucks, and 43-thousand feet of boom to corral and recover the oil.

At an afternoon news conference, he said their response “borders on overkill” but the Governor disagreed by evening. Daniel says they will pick up the tab, but says it’s too early to estimate what the final cost might be.

The Governor has also declared Calhoun County a disaster area to make it eligible for federal aid. Both Calhoun and Kalamazoo Counties have declared a state of emergency because of the spill, estimated by the pipeline company at 19,500 barrels.

But Granholm says she wants to avoid the mistakes made in the Gulf, and that means not leaving it up to the firm, which she says may not have been totally honest about the spill.

Mary Detloff with the Michigan DNRE says the valve has been closed, but about 840-thousand gallons were spilled into a tributary of the Kalamazoo River, and has made its way to the river itself.

Anyone with health concerns or that has spotted wildlife in need of help is encouraged to call 1-800-306-6837.