{"id":4215,"date":"2021-02-11T18:27:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T02:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/?p=4215"},"modified":"2021-03-16T23:56:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T07:56:38","slug":"chevron-a-nauseating-smell-of-oil-floods-california-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/chevron-a-nauseating-smell-of-oil-floods-california-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Chevron: Foul Smell of Oil Floods California Again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last Tuesday, February 9, around 3 p.m., the oil company Chevron reported an oil leak near the dock of its refinery in Richmond, Contra Costa County, California, the second oil spill in the last two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of yesterday, Feb. 10, cleanup and recovery efforts continued in the Richmond area following Tuesday's leak at Chevron Long Wharf, according to the Unified Command that responded to the incident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Unified Command was comprised of Chevron, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response, Contra Costa Health Services and the U.S. Coast Guard, who after laboratory analysis determined that approximately 12 to 18 barrels - 500-750 gallons - of a mixture of low-sulfur diesel fuel and rinse water were released. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As of yesterday, cleanup and recovery efforts were ongoing, including the deployment and recovery of absorbent booms used to capture diesel from the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, Coast Guard helicopter crews and incident response personnel conducted the first overflight. Responders also conducted a shoreline assessment, on foot and by drone, which revealed no visible impacts to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only coastal area known to have been affected is immediately adjacent to the Chevron dock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a precaution, two public access sites on Western Drive and Keller Beach remained closed to allow water response teams to concentrate on their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Unified Command continues to evaluate any potential public health concerns related to the incident. Air monitoring by law enforcement has not detected any levels that could cause health impacts or injuries. The public health order issued by Contra Costa County Health was rescinded at 9 p.m. on February 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It should be noted that no oiled animals have been reported so far, but if the public encounters potentially affected wildlife, stay away from the animal and report the sighting to the Oiled Wildlife Care Network at 1-877-UCD-OWCN (1-877-823-6926).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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