Spills
Lafayette river minor mystery spill; storm drain, norfolk, virginia
NOAAORR-6970
- issued
- 1993-11-17 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1993-12-01 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1993-12-01 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 36.883, -76.283
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Lafayette River Minor Mystery Spill; storm drain, Norfolk, Virginia. storm drain, Norfolk, Virginia. 1. On November 17, 1993, a storm sewer outfall leading into the Lafayette River, Norfolk, Virginia was found to contain approximately 1,000 gallons of waste oil from an unknown source. The oil was traced back through the city's sewer system approximately eight blocks where the oil sheen stopped. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, sorbent, pads. 2. COMMODITY: WASTE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 36.883N 076.283W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6970: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6970
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Timeline · 6 messages since 1993-10-13 · closed 1993-12-16
- Virginia beach, virginia1993-10-13 → 1993-10-27
- Dam neck, virginia1993-10-14 → 1993-10-28
- Southern branch, elizabeth river, norfolk, virginia1993-10-23 → 1993-11-06
- Lafayette river minor mystery spill; storm drain, norfolk, virginia this message1993-11-17 → 1993-12-01
- Elizabeth river, norfolk, virginia1993-12-01 → 1993-12-15
- Hampton roads, va1993-12-02 → 1993-12-16
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