CDFW Spill Prevention & Response

CDFW - Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) is California’s lead agency for oil spill prevention, response and restoration.

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Patrols like this help educate the public on best practices to prevent petroleum spills as we head into the summer months.

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OSPR crew conducted a pollution prevention patrol Friday and Saturday in Shasta County. Wildlife officers and an oil spill prevention specialist patrolled marinas at Shasta Lake, monitoring fueling activities and ensuring spill kits were fully intact.

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UPDATE: Unified Command continues to respond to a crude oil discharge in Los Angeles County. Oil remains contained to the storm drains and Los Angeles River, with no crude oil observed south of the Pacific Coast Highway bridge. Full Update at https://t.co/62XQbpHvYG

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UPDATE: Road closures have been lifted in the area where an underground crude oil pipeline was struck by a telecommunications contractor, after a Unified Command affirmed that the immediate public safety concerns in the area are resolved. Full Update at https://t.co/62XQbpHvYG

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UPDATE: CDFW‑OSPR remains part of the Unified Command responding to a crude oil release in LA after a telecommunications contractor struck an underground pipeline near E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave. and North Eastern Ave. Crews continue to make progress. More at https://t.co/62XQbpHvYG

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UPDATE: CDFW-OSPR remains part of Unified Command overseeing clean-up ops in LA, where underground crude oil pipeline was struck by a telecommunications contractor near East Cesar E. Chavez Ave & N Eastern Ave. Crude oil is impacting the LA River. More @ https://t.co/YIc9S8jBa7

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UPDATE on LA oil spill..
Containment boom is deployed within the waterway at multiple locations to prevent further migration downstream. As of 4 p.m. PST Friday, no product was observed south of Wardlow Road.
Full update at https://t.co/62XQbpHvYG

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Multiple agencies are coordinating the response, and cleanup and recovery efforts are underway. Investigation into the cause and volume is ongoing. No visibly oiled wildlife observed at this time.

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OSPR crew is responding to a release of crude oil from an underground pipeline near East Cesar Chavez Avenue and North Eastern Avenue in Los Angeles County. Product entered storm drains and released into the Los Angeles River.

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No fuel sheen or wildlife impacts were observed.

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OSPR crew responded to a capsized vessel near Moss Landing in Monterey County on Friday. U.S. Coast Guard rescued the two people on board, but the boat ended up grounded on shore. A contractor was hired and cleanup was conducted without incident over the weekend.

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Reducing collisions between ships & whales is among the many efforts of CA Harbor Safety Committees, of which OSPR helps support. This recent news story highlights efforts by the committees and others to reduce whale strikes.
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The idle pipeline released crude oil in November 2025 after it ruptured above the creek, which leads to the Santa Clara River. No visibly oiled wildlife was observed over the course of the response. The amount of oil and other materials recovered is still being assessed.

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FINAL UPDATE: Active oil recovery operations have concluded in the intermittent creek bed impacted by a pipeline spill in the San Martinez Grande Canyon near Santa Clarita.

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The active recovery operations, which involved removal of contaminated sediment with heavy equipment and hand crews, have transitioned into passive recovery techniques utilizing absorbents to collect remaining oil.

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Some fuel did make it into a nearby storm drain, but it was contained and did not impact the San Gabriel River. A contractor was hired to conduct the clean-up. No visibly oiled wildlife observed.

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OSPR crew responded to tanker truck accident in Los Angeles County near Cerritos Sunday. Approximately 7, 800 gallons of jet fuel was released onto eastbound Highway 91.

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Lt. Dave McNair and Wildlife Officer Ryan Galapir also held a demonstration featuring K-9 Kimbo.

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OSPR staff held an Earth Day outreach assembly at Arlington Elementary in Los Angeles County this week. Staff helped students understand OSPR’s role in protecting the environment and about how we respond to oil spills statewide.

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and disposal of the drum.
Illegal dumping is a crime and OSPR reminds boaters who see something to report it to the CALTIP hotline at 1-888-334-2258. (2/2)

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OSPR crew responded to the Sacramento River near Downtown Sacramento Thursday, where a 55 gallon drum containing petroleum products was found caught up on an active fish trap.
The crew worked w/ @CaliforniaDFW Fisheries Branch & a contractor to coordinate the safe removal (1/2)