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8/13/2024
Sarah Thiessen
 HAZARDOUS SPILL FILE
from CA Office of Emergency Services
32 gallons of gasoline deliberately drained from a fuel tank, impacting drains in Watershed Region 7
Aug 16 2024 958 am PDT
Region 9: On Wednesday, August 14th, the city of San Diego was called to repair piping in an open trench on Pacific Beach Drive in San Diego, San Diego County. During construction the pipe was damaged and released 3000 gallons of raw sewage causing it to overflow onto the concrete, and reach a storm drain. This storm drain leads to sewage collection so no water was impacted and was cleaned up appropriately.
Region 7: On August 13th, a freight truck driver mistakenly fueled a diesel truck with gasoline. Upon realization the driver emptied the fuel tank onto the ground causing 32 gallons of gasoline to be discharged onto the ground, with some reaching a storm drain off West Needles Hwy in Needles, San Bernardino County.
Region 5: On August 13th, a total of six spills were reported. First, an unreported amount of petroleum was released into the Sacramento River off Scherrer Ave near the bridge during a railyard clean up in Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County. 40 gallons of petroleum was released when a tractor trailer struck a pole mounted transformer which released insulating oil onto the ground on Cannon St in Wasco, Kern County. On Hwy 70 in Tobin, Plumas County, 40 gallons of drilling fluid was released when a rock broke during a drilling operation. This release went into Feather River and was deemed us un recoverable. 2 gallons of hydrochloric acid was released onto the ground due to a packaging error of the product on Lone Tree Way in Antioch, Contra Costa County. A single vehicle collision on Caliente Blvd resulted in 45 gallons of petroleum to be discharged onto the ground in Caliente, Kern County. Lastly, 2.5 gallons of cow manure and dog waste was observed to be dumped by an individual from the bridge on Darby St in Bagnor, Butte County. This has been occurring for a while now, and the city keeps cleaning each instance up to find more of the same material in South Honcut Creek. This is now creating a visible sheen on the water surface.
Region 4: On August 13th, 20 gallons of petroleum was discharged from a car when it collided with a transformer on Lassen St in Chatsworth, Los Angeles County. This incident also happened to cause an unreported amount of mineral oil to spill onto the ground with some entering a storm drain.
Region 1: On August 13th, during a boring operation under Salmon Creek a biological monitor observed turbid water coming from the drill site along Bohemian Way, in Sonoma County.
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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