CDFW - Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) is California’s lead agency for oil spill prevention, response and restoration.
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OSPR Northern Field Response team is on-site and assessing the impact to the Smith River.
TRAFFIC ALERT: Delays expected on US199 near Idlewild in Del Norte County. One-way traffic control is in effect after a semi carrying hot asphalt binder overturned. Some material entered the Smith River. Crews are on scene. Check quickmap.dot.ca.gov before traveling.
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OSPR crew responded to reports of a hydraulic line leak coming from a container ship in the Port of Los Angeles Wednesday. The vessel was docked and inspected and no fuel sheen was visible.
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Containment boom was placed around the stern as a precaution and the crew will continue to monitor. No oiled wildlife observed.
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OSPR crew conducted a pollution prevention patrol in the Delta portion of the Sac River. These team patrolled marinas, monitoring fueling activities & ensuring spill kits fully intact.
These patrols drive best practices to prevent spills as boating season kicks into full swing.
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UPDATE: OSPR remains part of a Unified Command responding to a crude oil discharge in Los Angeles County. Cleanup crews continue to make progress. The pipeline was restarted June 3 under oversight of the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Full update at FB.com/Calspillwatch
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OSPR crew conducted a pollution prevention patrol Friday and Saturday in Shasta County. Wildlife officers and an oil spill prevention specialist patrolled marinas at Shasta Lake, monitoring fueling activities and ensuring spill kits were fully intact.
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Patrols like this help educate the public on best practices to prevent petroleum spills as we head into the summer months.
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UPDATE: Unified Command continues to respond to a crude oil discharge in Los Angeles County. Oil remains contained to the storm drains and Los Angeles River, with no crude oil observed south of the Pacific Coast Highway bridge. Full Update at FB.com/CalSpillWatch
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UPDATE: Road closures have been lifted in the area where an underground crude oil pipeline was struck by a telecommunications contractor, after a Unified Command affirmed that the immediate public safety concerns in the area are resolved. Full Update at FB.com/CalSpillWatch
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UPDATE: CDFW‑OSPR remains part of the Unified Command responding to a crude oil release in LA after a telecommunications contractor struck an underground pipeline near E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave. and North Eastern Ave. Crews continue to make progress. More at FB.com/CalSpillWatch
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UPDATE: CDFW-OSPR remains part of Unified Command overseeing clean-up ops in LA, where underground crude oil pipeline was struck by a telecommunications contractor near East Cesar E. Chavez Ave & N Eastern Ave. Crude oil is impacting the LA River. More @ FB.com/CalspillWatch
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UPDATE on LA oil spill..
Containment boom is deployed within the waterway at multiple locations to prevent further migration downstream. As of 4 p.m. PST Friday, no product was observed south of Wardlow Road.
Full update at FB.com/CalSpillWatch
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OSPR crew is responding to a release of crude oil from an underground pipeline near East Cesar Chavez Avenue and North Eastern Avenue in Los Angeles County. Product entered storm drains and released into the Los Angeles River.
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Multiple agencies are coordinating the response, and cleanup and recovery efforts are underway. Investigation into the cause and volume is ongoing. No visibly oiled wildlife observed at this time.
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OSPR crew responded to a capsized vessel near Moss Landing in Monterey County on Friday. U.S. Coast Guard rescued the two people on board, but the boat ended up grounded on shore. A contractor was hired and cleanup was conducted without incident over the weekend.
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No fuel sheen or wildlife impacts were observed.
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Reducing collisions between ships & whales is among the many efforts of CA Harbor Safety Committees, of which OSPR helps support. This recent news story highlights efforts by the committees and others to reduce whale strikes.
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FINAL UPDATE: Active oil recovery operations have concluded in the intermittent creek bed impacted by a pipeline spill in the San Martinez Grande Canyon near Santa Clarita.
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The active recovery operations, which involved removal of contaminated sediment with heavy equipment and hand crews, have transitioned into passive recovery techniques utilizing absorbents to collect remaining oil.
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The idle pipeline released crude oil in November 2025 after it ruptured above the creek, which leads to the Santa Clara River. No visibly oiled wildlife was observed over the course of the response. The amount of oil and other materials recovered is still being assessed.
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