|
9/18/2024
Sarah Thiessen
 See a spill? Give us a call at 877-52-WATER (877-529-2837), or email us at info@wtca.us
September 18, 2024 531 am EDT
HAZARDOUS SPILL FILE
from CA Office of Emergency Services
1000 gallons of sewage discharged in Region 2
Region 4:September 16th, a trailer that was damaged in a collision was observed to have a release of 10 gallons of methylene chloride spilled onto the ground of the trailer on the 4000 block of East Washington Blvd in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. Again on September 16th, a flaring event at a petroleum refinery released 500 lbs of sulfur dioxide on East Pacific Coast Hwy in Wilmington, Los Angeles County.
Region 2: On September 16th, a suspected vandalism attempt on a manhole contributed to 1000 gallons of raw sewage to discharge onto the asphalt on Brookside Dr in Richmond, Contra Costa County. After clean up the manhole was found to be stuffed with rags and a bucket.
See last week's spill report here.
HAZMAT Spill Notifications:
- STATE WARNING CENTER 1-800-852-7550
- National Response Center (800) 424-8802 for incidents on water
In California, any significant release or threatened release of a hazardous material requires immediate reporting by the responsible person to the Cal OES State Warning Center (800) 852-7550, and either the Unified Program Agency (UPA) or 9-1-1. The UPA may designate a call to 9-1-1 as meeting the requirement to call them.
View contact information for your jurisdiction’s UPA by searching the entire Directory or UPA Listing sorted by County.
Notifying the State Warning Center (800) 852-7550 and the UPA or 9-1-1 constitutes compliance with the requirements of section 11004 of title 42 of the United States Code regarding verbal notification of the SERC and LEPC (California Code of Regulations, Title 19 Section 2631 (e).
If an accidental chemical release exceeds the EPCRA applicable minimal reportable quantity, the facility must notify State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs) and Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) for any area likely to be affected by the release and the National Response Center (800) 424-8802, and provide a detailed written follow-up as shttps://www.caloes.ca.gov/cal-oes-divisions/fire-rescue/hazardous-materials/state-emergency-response-commissionoon as practicable. Information about accidental chemical releases must be made available to the public.
|
|
|
All rights reserved 2024 - WTcal - This material may not be reproduced in whole or in part and may not be distributed,
publicly performed, proxy cached or otherwise used, except with express permission.
|
| 
| ABOUT 
