Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 09/18/2024
    TIME: 1846
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 24-5285
    NRC - 1411253
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
NRC
1.b. PERSON REPORTING SPILL (If different from above):
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
Huntington City Beach Lifeguards
2. SUBSTANCE TYPE:
2. a. SUBSTANCE:b.QTY:>=<Amount Measurec. TYPE:d. OTHER:e. PIPELINEf. VESSEL
>= 300 Tons
1. Tar Balls="Thousands" N/APETROLEUMNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: Per the NRC Report : "Thousands of tar balls were discovered washed up on the beach (possible natural seepage) at the incident location. Caller states the tar balls cover the entire length of Huntington Beach in various locations. The tar balls were black in color and ranged in size from dime size to 6 inches in diameter."
h. STOPPAGE/CONTAINMENT:i. WATER INVOLVED: j. WATERWAY:k. DRINKING WATER IMPACTED
Unknown if stopped, Not containedYesPacific OceanNo
l. MARITIME VESSEL
No		m. KNOWN IMPACT
Unknown
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: 103 Pacific Coast Highway - Covers entire length of Huntington Beach north and south of the pier.
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Huntington Beach
Orange County92648SOUTH COAST AQMD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
09/18/20241730 Waterways Unknown
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
NoNoNoUnknown
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
OtherHuntington Beach LifeguardsNRC
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: Huntington Beach Fire Departmente. SEC. AGENCY: Orange County Emergency Management Division
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

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Cal OES Region: Southern
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, DFW-OSPR, COASTAL COM, CDPH-D.O., CSWC Managers, LANDS, EDO, FDC, Cal OES REG, LDO, PARKS & REC, BSEE, USCG, Co/WP, Co/Hlth, Co/E-Hlth
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg. christopher.valenzano@caloes.ca.gov
********* Control No: 24-5285 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 09/18/2024 06:46:32 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 09/18/2024 07:04:23 PM