Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 01/26/2023
    TIME: 1111
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 23-0755
    NRC -
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
1.b. PERSON REPORTING SPILL (If different from above):
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
2. SUBSTANCE TYPE:
2. a. SUBSTANCE:b.QTY:>=<Amount Measurec. TYPE:d. OTHER:e. PIPELINEf. VESSEL
>= 300 Tons
1. Mercury=1 Oz.CHEMICALNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: ****Potential Release****

A thermometer broke for unknown reasons and may have released mercury into Hort Unit at the address listed. No water was involved, and no injuries or fatalities.

h. STOPPAGE/CONTAINMENT:i. WATER INVOLVED: j. WATERWAY:k. DRINKING WATER IMPACTED
Stopped, ContainedNoNoneNo
l. MARITIME VESSEL
No		m. KNOWN IMPACT
None
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: 1200 Mission Canyon Road
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County93105SANTA BARBARA COUNTY APCD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
01/24/20231700 Other
Description for Other : Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Hort Unit		Unknown
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
NoNoNoUnknown
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Servicese. SEC. AGENCY:
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

3
Cal OES Region:
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, Co/WP, Co/Hlth, Co/E-Hlth
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg.
********* Control No: 23-0755 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 01/26/2023 11:11:15 AM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 01/26/2023 11:25:23 AM