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550 monster rd sw, renton, wa 98057

Cooking Oil Spill Into Black River, Renton, Wa · NOAAORR-10663

issued
2023-09-01 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2023-09-15 00:00Z
self-cancels
2023-09-15 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
47.475, -122.245
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Cooking Oil Spill into Black River, Renton, WA.
550 Monster Rd SW, Renton, WA 98057.
1. On 30-AUG-2023, approx. 450 gallons of cooking oil released upriver of the Black River Pump Station in Renton, WA. Thus far, this has been a State led-response, the WA DFW and WA Dept of Ecology have been responding and Clean Harbors is contracted for cleanup operations. Currently, approx. 130 gallons of oil have been recovered and there continues to be concern with oiled wildlife and vegetation and low dissolved oxygen in the water. The Black River Pump Station fish ladder currently remains closed. On 13-SEPT, WA Dept. of Ecology contacted the NOAA SSC for advice on SCAT, cleanup recommendations, and NOAA Fisheries advice on whether or not to open the fish passages for upcoming salmon migrations.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: COOKING OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 450 GALLONS. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 47.475N 122.245W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10663: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10663

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