Bay City News [BCN]. Pen sula 360 Press [P360P].
Following an oil spill at the Chevron refinery in Richmond yesterday afternoon, Contra Costa County authorities have joined in the task of cleaning up the oil spill to prevent the situation from becoming an environmental catastrophe in the area.
A leak in one of the refinery's pipes caused five gallons of hydrocarbons to spill per minute along the Chevron Richmond dock yesterday afternoon.
The company said yesterday afternoon that at approximately 3 p.m., workers at the Richmond refinery observed a sheen in the water near their dock, which they said prompted them to immediately initiate their response protocol and begin working to isolate and contain the oil release, as well as notify all necessary agencies.