Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 10/05/2024
    TIME: 1426
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 24-5646
    NRC -
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
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. Mineral Oil (Unknown PCB)=5-8 Gal(s)PETROLEUMNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: Per the Reporting Party: A vehicle struck a utility pole causing the pole mounted transformer to fall onto the roadway causing the release. The released material impacted the roadway surface and ran into the gutter. A PG&E crew responded to initiate repairs and confirmed the release was contained to gutter area and no storm drains or waterways were impacted. The release has been stopped. A PG&E contractor is on site handling additional repairs and material clean up. It is unknown if any injuries occurred in the vehicle collision or if the Fire Department responded. PG&E did have a partial roadway closure temporarily in effect to conduct repairs. PG&E has taken samples of the released material to test for PCB content.
h. STOPPAGE/CONTAINMENT:i. WATER INVOLVED: j. WATERWAY:k. DRINKING WATER IMPACTED
Stopped, ContainedNoN/ANo
l. MARITIME VESSEL
No
m. KNOWN IMPACT
None
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: 290 Hushbeck Ave
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Watsonville
Santa Cruz County95076MONTEREY BAY UNIFIED APCD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
10/04/20242333 Road Collision
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
UnknownNoNoContractor
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: Watsonville Fire Departmente. SEC. AGENCY: Santa Cruz County Environmental Health
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: 24-5646 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 10/05/2024 02:26:45 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 10/05/2024 02:47:07 PM