http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Oil-pipeline-near-Tracy-spills-thousands-of-7940489.php
[Same story, different day. [Oil company / operator] does not know the
cause of the leak, but figures they can fix it in a day. Follow up
items will tell us the amount spilled is greater than the original
estimate, the repair and clean-up will take longer than orginally
stated, and we will learn the actual party who discovered the problem is
not the operator.]
Oil pipeline near Tracy spills thousands of gallons of crude
By Kurtis Alexander Updated 4:30 pm, Monday, May 23, 2016
About 50 hazardous materials responders were on the scene of an apparent
oil pipeline rupture Monday along the Alameda County-San Joaquin County
border near Tracy, cleaning up a spill reported to be as much as 21,000
gallons.
The leak in the underground pipe, which was reported by Shell Pipeline
Co. after a line between Coalinga (Fresno County) and Martinez lost
pressure Friday, was spilling crude oil into the soil but was not near
any waterways where the problem would escalate.
Shell officials said they have since shut down their San Pablo Bay
Pipeline and have a response team on-site clearing contaminated soil and
monitoring local air, water and ground conditions with local and state
authorities. The effort is concentrated near Interstate 580 and West
Patterson Pass Road.
The cause of the apparent rupture has not been identified, but Shell
officials said they expected it to be fixed Monday. There is no timeline
for when the oil flow will be turned back on.
“Our primary focus continues to be the safety and health of the
responders, for the protection of the environment and to minimize any
further impact as a result of this release,” Ray Fisher, a company
spokesman, said in an email to The Chronicle. “We are committed to the
safe and thorough response and management of this incident.”
The San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department, which is leading
the cleanup, did not return calls from The Chronicle. Neighboring
Alameda County officials reported in a filing with the Governor’s Office
of Emergency Services that 500 barrels of oil had been discharged into
the ground, but none into waterways.
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Darryl McMahon
Project Manager
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