Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 08/02/2024
    TIME: 1341
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 24-4374
    NRC -
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
Buttonwillow Warehouse Company
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. Aqua Ammonia Vapor=Unknown UnknownVAPORNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: Per Reporting Party: There was a release of Aqua Ammonia Vapor due to a circulation pump shut off, from was a emergency shut down. The valve contained anhydrous ammonia to release and make contact with water causing aqua ammonia vapors to release into the atmosphere. The vapors were released at most from 0900 to 0915 hours. Local fire department arrived on scene 20 minutes later and reported no vapors were present. The impacted water is the facility's and part of the agricultural process, no outside waterways were impacted. No evacuations or fires reported.
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: 401 Front Street
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Buttonwillow
Kern County93206SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY UNIFIED APCD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
08/02/20240900 Other
Description for Other : Agricultural Retail Service Yard		Mechanical
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
NoNoNoUnrecoverable
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
Fire Dept.Kern County Environmental Health
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: Kern Co. Environmental Health Services Departmente. SEC. AGENCY:
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

5C
Cal OES Region:
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, AIR RESOURCES BD, Co/WP, Co/Hlth, Co/E-Hlth
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg.
********* Control No: 24-4374 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 08/02/2024 01:41:15 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 08/02/2024 02:07:02 PM