""everything counts," said Kristina Meris, a spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response. "There's wildlife, there's the environment, and people live in these areas," she said. "We want to clean up everything we possibly can as quickly as we can safely.""
""It's a super remote and super difficult area to get to," Meris told The Times. "The only concern for the response tomorrow will be the bad weather coming in, so the safety of our responders could become an issue.""
""hit it pretty hard today," Meris said, setting up a safety zone around the site."
Cleanup crews are responding after roughly 420 gallons of crude oil spilled from an above-ground Carbon California storage tank into a remote tributary of Sisar Creek near Ojai, contaminating about three-quarters of a mile of the waterway. Responders reached the creek bed and established a safety zone while working to remove oil ahead of an incoming storm. Steep terrain and limited road access complicate operations. Officials will conduct air quality tests to assess hazards. The company has been designated the responsible party and is participating in a unified command with federal and local agencies.
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