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7/22/2024
Sarah Thiessen
 HAZARDOUS SPILL FILE
from CA Office of Emergency Services
Natural Gas released into a private home in Region 6
July 26 2024 1205 pm PDT
Region 5: On July 23, 1 gallon of an unknown chemical was reported to have been deliberately released into a storm drain outside of a Water Treatment Plant in Modesto, Stanislaus County.
Region 6: On July 18, an unreported amount of natural gas was released at a private residence when the home owner accidentally hit the gas line with a breaker bar at a home on Gray St in Adelanto, San Bernardino County .
Region 9: On July 24, Trader Joes on N El Camino Real A had a CO2 leak from the refrigerators due to equipment failure causing more than 30 people to be evacuated from the grocery store in Encinitas, in San Diego County
Earlier this week
Region 5: On July 11 1,600,000 gallons of ground water mixed with a highly toxic material called N-Nitrosodimethylamine was discharged from a broken pipeline and has gone into Alder Creek which flows into the American River near Nimbus Dam, in Rancho Cordova of Sacramento County. This spill was not reported until July 18th. This material is yellow in color with a faint smell but it known to be highly toxic and labeled as a potential carcinogen. This information comes from the American Chemical Society.
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.
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