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Foothill oil spill - Golden State Newspapers: Tracy Press News Page 1 of 4 N About Us Contact Us Subscribe e-Edition May 31,2016 Welcome!Login l Signup IJ 84° - Clear Advanced search Search this site... Home News Voice Our Town Sports Datebook Obituaries Advertising Classifieds Biz Listings Special Sections C I FRANNIERALIARD-JUNES ILDYETHE9OS JULY23 �/ya"— a uewsvvww ccJACKSON EyENTS 1EFFREEN-AUGUST NI tNEEg18EHDNG-SEffEMBERF6 . �. ueaer Thanks for visiting Golden Stale Newspapers.You're all to view 10 free 9i"V`2 articles every 30 days.Then,ifyou enjoy our site and want full access,we'll ask 9 ReDARIinR �rV" you to purchase our affordable digital subscripfion. V DATP:JUNE6tdluiw9,2016 Home Tracy Press Tracy Press.News TIME:RAM-22PM - ? 47fASIDR T6ASY SPDRTS x$20 RES&$BB NONOPS -_ Foothill oil spill .1 I. Story Comments Print Ferr Size: -` To Recommend Tweet [Gt1]{0� q � i A - _ For more 209.831.6202 ♦information r Posted:Wednesday,May 25,2016 651 pm itill - By Glenn Moore I 0 comments Popular Commenced Facebook Activity Crews are removing contaminated soil from a remote area west of Tracy after a pipeline spilled 21,000 gallons of a!I -- -— ' into the ground near Pafterson Pass and Midway roads early Friday. Stories q The oil came from a 24inchunderground line belonging to Shell Pipeline Co.that stretches from Martinez to $ Coalinga,according to Garrett Backus,lead senior registered health specialist at the San Joaquin County Amazon to open newfacility Environmental Health Department.Backus estimated that the pipeline is buried 10 feet deep. MC11 Hamm....er............ to a DelI _ta Ch-C-Ift...ar.ter ..._....... i He said the leak was discovered when Shell officials noticed a loss of pressure in the pipeline and shut down speaks pumping. grads ; f The leak was reported to the county's environmental health department at 2:20a.m.,and the department sent crews Ma a l oses life in glass plant accident out at first light to assess the damage. "The release is in a remote area away from population.It did not get into any surface water,but there is potentially New cam mu pity breaks ground C groundwater,"Backus said."There is no immediate threat right now,and Shell is conducting a deanuou ,..........._._.......... E An estimated 500 barrels of crude—unrefined oil—spilletl into the soil. Queens of Portuguesefesta announced Backus characterized the area of the teak as table grazing land nearwindmills—roughly bordered by Patterson Mora j Pass and Midway roads and Interstate 580-900 feet west of the San Joaquin-Alameda county border. Photos j Backus said that as of Wednesday afternoon,cleanup crews under the supervision of the Central Valley Regional R Water Quality Control Board tied filled 21B bins twirling 18 cubic yards each w!th contaminated soil.He did not have Videos h 11 an estimate ofwhon the workwould be completed. - =. Thecleanup isengoing,"he said.'The stalefire marshal is overseeing pipelinesafetyand pipeline repair." follow Us on faeebook } The Central Valley water board is overseeing the cleanup because of the passibility of all contaminating grountlwater j, near the spill area. Lynne Tolmachoff,a spokeswoman for Cal Fire,said the fire marshal would also investigate to find the root cause of Friday's spill. "They will try to determine what caused the failure and what has potential for the same type of failure dawn the line," she said. Tolmachoff said the safety investigation could span the entire length of the pipeline.Any sections that arefound to have similar problems could be dug up and fixed before the line is put back into service. The history ofthe pipeline,including any previous leaks,could also come into question. - In September,an estimated 500 barrels of crude spilled from the same Shell pipeline in the same general area,as documented by the California Emergency Management Agency in the Office of Emergency Services.The document lists Tracy as the area of the hazardous material spill. 'I http://www.goldenstatenewspapers.com/tracy_press/news/foothill-oil-spilVartiele 658fla2... 5/31/2016