Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 05/15/2024
    TIME: 1500
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 24-2787
    NRC -
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
Private Citizen
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. Tarballs =Unknown UnknownPETROLEUMNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: Per reporting party: Last night, while walking along the beach, tar balls were noticed on the beach and over 50 dead birds, many coated in oil, scattered along a one-mile stretch from the pier northward to the end of the beach. The birds belonged to various species, some looks like recently died and there were tarballs scattered around as well. Additionally, a deceased baby whale had washed ashore, though it has since disappeared. Reporting party was able to capture a video of it before it was gone and of the dead birds that are now scattered along the beach. There is a Vessel CS Rene DESCARTES located about 1 mile from the shore, but unknown if related to incident.
h. STOPPAGE/CONTAINMENT:i. WATER INVOLVED: j. WATERWAY:k. DRINKING WATER IMPACTED
Not stoppedYesPacific Ocean No
l. MARITIME VESSEL
m. KNOWN IMPACT
None
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: Pismo Beach Pier
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Pismo Beach
San Luis Obispo CountySAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY APCD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
05/14/20240100 Other, Waterways 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: San Luis Obispo County Public Healthe. SEC. AGENCY:
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

3
Cal OES Region: Southern
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, DFW-OSPR, COASTAL COM, CDPH-D.O., CSWC Managers, DWP-DO, LANDS, EDO, FDC, Cal OES REG, LDO, PARKS & REC, USCG, Co/WP, Co/Hlth, Co/E-Hlth, Maritime
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg. jose.contreras@caloes.ca.gov
********* Control No: 24-2787 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 05/15/2024 03:00:11 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 05/15/2024 03:32:49 PM