Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 05/24/2024
    TIME: 1753
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 24-2999
    NRC -
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
City of San Diego
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. Sewage=1,472,212 Gal(s)SEWAGENoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: Per the reporting party: An unscheduled power outage caused the chemical pumps at the San Diego Water Treatment Plant to stop working for 20 minutes. This power outage allowed 1,472,212 gallons of untreated sewage to flow through the system and into the Pacific Ocean. This release has been stopped but was not recovered.
h. STOPPAGE/CONTAINMENT:i. WATER INVOLVED: j. WATERWAY:k. DRINKING WATER IMPACTED
StoppedYesPacific OceanNo
l. MARITIME VESSEL
m. KNOWN IMPACT
None
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: 1902 Gatchell RD
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
San Diego
San Diego County92106SAN DIEGO COUNTY APCD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
05/23/20242000 Treatment/Sewage Facility Other
Description for Other : Power outage
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
NoNoNoUnrecoverable
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: San Diego County Health Services Departmente. SEC. AGENCY:
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: Orange County g. ADMIN. AGENCY: Orange County Emergency Management Division
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

9
Cal OES Region: Southern
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, CDPH-D.O., CSWC Managers, DWP-DO, FEMA, LANDS, EDO, Cal OES REG, PARKS & REC, USCG, Co/WP, Co/Hlth, Co/E-Hlth, Maritime
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg. keenon.adamson@caloes.ca.gov
********* Control No: 24-2999 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 05/24/2024 05:53:48 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 05/24/2024 06:29:19 PM