Unacceptable : Chevron Oil Spill Leaks 600 Gallons of Petroleum Into San Francisco Bay
On 2/10/21 at 8:31 AM EST
An oil spill close to Chevron s Richmond refinery has leaked approximately 600 gallons of a petroleum and water mixture into San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay.
The pollutant was pouring into the estuary at a rate of five gallons per minute, according to Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia, who described the incident as unacceptable, and said that it will harm wildlife and marine life.
The source of the leak is believed to be a pipeline on Chevron s long wharf tanker terminal.
Local beaches were closed, members of the public were advised to steer clear of the area, and a health advisory was issued for people with respiratory conditions in Richmond, North Richmond and San Pablo, who may have experienced eye, skin, nose or throat irritation as a result of the incident.
Chevron Spills 600 Gallons of Fuel Into SF Bay; Cleanup and Damage Assessment Underway
The Chevron refinery in Richmond had some sort of rupture or accident on Tuesday afternoon at a wharf where fuel tankers dock that leaked around 600 gallons of a petroleum-water mixture into San Francisco Bay.
As we learned late Tuesday afternoon, the leak was unleashing about five gallons of fuel into the Bay per minute, and it was reportedly stopped around 4:40 p.m. A statement from Chevron refers neither to a leak nor to what the substance was, simply calling it hydrocarbon, and says that the sheen was observed on the water at approximately 3 p.m.