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Pacheco slough, concord, california

Pacheco Slough; Pacheco Slough, Concord, California · NOAAORR-6981

issued
1994-01-25 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1994-02-08 00:00Z
self-cancels
1994-02-08 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
38.050, -122.100
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Pacheco Slough; Pacheco Slough, Concord, California.
Pacheco Slough, Concord, California.
1. MSO San Fransisco paged SSC at 1230 on January 26th to report a diesel and/or gasoline spill near Martinez, California. The spill occurred at 2130 on January 25th. The spill is reportedly from a ruptured pipeline that is running through a marsh adjacent to and west of Pacheco Slough (approximate position: 38 deg. 03 min. N/122 deg. 06 min. W). The slough runs south to north and empties into the Suisun Bay (pronounced "sah-soon") just east of the Carquinez Straits. The reported amount of product spilled has ranged from 3,000 to 10,000 gallons. It is also reported that there may be two separate spills concurrently impacting the area. Inital reports state that a vegetated area south of Waterfront Road, and north of a railroad line has been impacted by gasoline. Another vegetated area south of the railroad line has apparently been impacted by a Diesel Quality Reformate (Cutter Stock). The [...]
2. COMMODITY: GASOLINE AND DIESEL QUALITY REFORMATE (CUTTER STOCK).
3. POSITION 38.050N 122.100W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6981: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6981

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