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| Press Release | Date: June 24, 2006 Contact: LTJG Hannah Kim, USCG Dana Michaels, OSPR |
Tank Truck Accident Spills Diesel into Vallejo Creek ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Fish and Game Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) are responding to a fuel spill from an overturned tank truck in Vallejo. The tank truck overturned on the freeway connector from westbound 780 to eastbound I-80 and discharged approximately 4,500 gallons of diesel. The discharge occurred in the vicinity of a storm drain, which leads to the Lemon Street ditch. An unknown amount of dieselreached the creek. PSC Environmental Services is currently conducting remedial actions on the road and within the creek. CalTrans is repairing the guard-rail, and the paved shoulder is currently closed. The CHP is currently investigating the cause of the accident. The truck is owned by Sabek Transportation, who has assumed responsibility for the cleanup. At this time, seven ducks have been identified as oiled; three have already been captured and will be taken to the San Francisco Bay Oiled Wildlife Care and Education Center in Cordelia. OSPR has requested that no attempts be made to rescue oiled wildlife. If oiled wildlife is observed, please contact the State's Oiled Wildlife Care Network at (707) 249-4870. ### |
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