Spills
San diego, california
Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline; San Diego, California · NOAAORR-7072
- issued
- 1994-12-22 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1995-01-05 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1995-01-05 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 32.783, -117.108
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline; San Diego, California. San Diego, California. 1. During the early afternoon of December 22, 1994, Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline (SFPP) reported that their facility in San Diego, California accidentally spilled Aviation-A fuel into San Diego Creek. Originally it had been reported that 500 to 1,000 gallons of product had bypassed an oily-waste treatment facility at the tank farm, been pumped directly to a charcoal filtration system, and then discharged into the creek. The creek empties into the San Diego River at the southeast corner of the parking lot next to Jack Murphy Stadium (between interstates 15 and 805). As the spill response progressed, the SFPP reported that approximately 60,000 gallons of Aviation-A fuel may have been pumped to the charcoal filtration system. The filter had been secured once the spill had been discovered, but as much as 40,000 gallons of product may have been discharged into the creek. The holding capacity of [...] 2. COMMODITY: AVIATION-A FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 40000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 32.783N 117.108W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7072: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7072
This area · spills & pollution incidents
138 within 180 nm since 1957 · 11 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
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- MQMG+2H san diego, ca, USA2026-08-25
- Pollution surveillance report off santa barbara; montecito, california2026-08-13
- 12242 western ave, garden grove, ca 92841, USA2026-05-22
- Pipeline leak into los angeles river; east los angeles, california2026-05-22
- 87HX+RV santa barbara, ca, USA2026-05-11
- 60 admiralty cross, coronado, ca 92118, USA2026-04-21
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
- MQMG+2H san diego, ca, USASpills · 8.4 nm
- Coronado island south light 32-23.5N 117-14.5W unlitNav aids · 24.5 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z sep to 010800Z oct in area bound by 32-33.00N 118-25.00W, 32-35.00N 118-16.00W,…Exercises · 57.1 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z aug to 010800Z sep in area bound by 32-33.00N 118-25.00W, 32-35.00N 118-16.00W,…Exercises · 57.1 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z aug to 010800Z sep in area bound by 32-55.00N 118-25.00W, 32-55.00N 118-15.00W,…Exercises · 64.9 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z sep to 010800Z oct in area bound by 32-55.00N 118-25.00W, 32-55.00N 118-15.00W,…Exercises · 64.9 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z sep to 010800Z oct in area bound by 32-52.70N 119-11.96W, 33-08.06N 118-52.09W,…Exercises · 88.7 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z aug to 010800Z sep in area bound by 32-52.70N 119-11.96W, 33-08.06N 118-52.09W,…Exercises · 88.7 nm
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