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

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