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Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Hazardous Material Spill Update
CONTROL#: 23-0686 NRC#
NOTIFY DATE/TIME: 01/23/2023 / 1241RECEIVED BY:
OCCURENCE DATE/TIME:
01/23/2023/1230		CITY/OP. AREA:
Mojave/Kern County

KERN COUNTY APCD
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
AGENCY: Kemira Water Solutions
1.b. PERSON REPORTING SPILL (If different from above):
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Amount 		Measurec. TYPE:d. OTHER:e. PIPELINEf. VESSEL
>= 300 Tons
1.Railroad DerailmentN/A N/ARAILROAD DERAILMENTNoNo
2. NoNo
3. NoNo
Orignal Description:RP stated that an empty railcar derailed upright due to unknown reasons. The railcar is blocking a mainline and they are in the process of getting the railcar back on the track.

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SITUATION UPDATE:
RP stated that a mainline is not impacted and is on a customer industrial track. There was a defective switch that caused the derailment. The railcar number is TILX600377.
Link to Spill Report: http://w3.calema.ca.gov/operational/malhaz.nsf/SpillAllDocs/D35C29E96993E32B882589400071A09F?OpenDocument
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AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, PUC, Co/WP
ADMINISTERING AGENCY:Kern Co. Environmental Health Services Department
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Created by: Warning Center on: 01/23/2023 02:44:00 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 01/23/2023 02:46:00 PM
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