"SAN ARDO - 4,000 gallons of oil and toxic wastewater spilled from a pipeline in the San Ardo Oil Field on Friday, according to a Hazardous Materials Spill Report from the Governor's Office Emergency Services. According to the report, around 6:30 a.m., 96 barrels of "produced fluid" consisting of a mixture of oil and processing water was released from an eight-inch line pipe near Sargent Creek."
"While according to the Hazardous Materials Spill Report the spill was contained to the immediate area and reports that no storm drains or waterways were affected, according to Hollin Kretzmann, an attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity's Climate Law Institute, the incident's location near Sargent Creek is less than a mile from where the creek merges with the Salinas River. Kretzmann noted that if the spilled materials entered the Salinas River, drinking and irrigation water for the Salinas Valley could be affected."
A pipeline in the San Ardo Oil Field released about 4,000 gallons of oil and toxic wastewater early Friday. Approximately 96 barrels of "produced fluid," a mixture of oil and processing water, leaked from an eight-inch line near Sargent Creek. The pipeline flow was shut down after the leak and no injuries or evacuations occurred. Crews are repairing the pipeline and cleaning contaminated soil. The Hazardous Materials Spill Report states the spill was contained to the immediate area and no storm drains or waterways were affected. The site lies less than a mile from where Sargent Creek merges with the Salinas River, posing risk to drinking and irrigation water. The Center for Biological Diversity warned that continued fossil fuel production increases spill risks and called for polluters to pay for damages.
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