Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 08/21/2020
    TIME: 1432
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 20-4591
    NRC -
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
Valero Benicia Refinery
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. Sulfur dioxide - SO2=968 Lbs.VAPORNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: Caller states, unit trip and workers are normalizing it. The flares are working as it was designed to do. Still actively releasing Sulfur dioxide - SO2 into the atmosphere.
h. STOPPAGE/CONTAINMENT:i. WATER INVOLVED: j. WATERWAY:k. DRINKING WATER IMPACTED
Not stopped, Not containedNoNo
m. KNOWN IMPACT
None
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: 3400 East 2nd St.
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Benicia
Solano County94510BAY AREA AQMD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
08/21/20201430 Refinery Unknown
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
NoNoNoUnrecoverable
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: Solano County Environmental Managemente. SEC. AGENCY:
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

2
Cal OES Region:
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, AIR RESOURCES BD
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg.
********* Control No: 20-4591 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 08/21/2020 02:32:43 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 08/21/2020 02:45:27 PM