Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 12/30/2024
    TIME: 0957
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 24-7235
    NRC -
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
City of Arcata
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. Sewage=2,100 Gal(s)SEWAGENoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: Per the Reporting Party: Temporary influent pumps were unable to keep up with the high flow due to heavy rain causing a material release via an man hole impacting asphalt surface to the street. From there 1,575 gallons then flowed into a nearby treatment marsh area with the remaining 525 gallons flowing into another marsh that is tidally influenced. The release was stopped with in 7 hours of the start. The material has dissipated with the rains and will be unrecoverable.
h. STOPPAGE/CONTAINMENT:i. WATER INVOLVED: j. WATERWAY:k. DRINKING WATER IMPACTED
Stopped, Not containedYestidal marsh No
l. MARITIME VESSEL
No
m. KNOWN IMPACT
Unknown
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: LAT: 40.861125 / LON: -124.093123
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Arcata
Humboldt County95521NORTH COAST UNIFIED AQMD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
12/29/20240600 Waterways Overflow
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
NoNoNoUnrecoverable
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
State of CA Shell Fish Division
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: City of Arcatae. SEC. AGENCY: Humboldt County Environmental Health
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

1
Cal OES Region:
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, COASTAL COM, CDPH-D.O., LANDS, PARKS & REC, Co/WP, Co/Hlth, Co/E-Hlth
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg.
********* Control No: 24-7235 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 12/30/2024 09:57:09 AM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 12/30/2024 10:12:08 AM