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Hobby airport JP-8 discharge; 7714 airport blvd, houston, tx 77061, USA

NOAAORR-9850

issued: 2019-02-03 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2019-02-17 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2019-02-17 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.655, -95.277
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Hobby Airport JP-8 Discharge; 7714 Airport Blvd, Houston, TX 77061, USA.
7714 Airport Blvd, Houston, TX 77061, USA.
1. On February 3, 2019, Sector Houston-Galveston IMD responded as first Federal on-scene to a reported discharge (NRC#1236649) of 64,000 gallons of jet fuel (JP-8) into the containment area of a fuel storage area at Hobby Airport. Houston Fire Department also responded. Incident occurred within EPA response zone, but a reported 10-30 gallons was discharged into a storm drain system which leads to Sims Bayou, a feeder stream to the Houston Ship Channel. Storm drain outfalls were boomed, and storm drains were flushed by the OSRO. On-scene teams noted sheen on water, no fish kills or other injured wildlife were observed. Sector Houston-Galveston IMD issued a Notice of Federal Interest (NOFI) regarding the product in the water. NOAA SSC was contacted, and provided phone support regarding environmental sensitivities for Sims Bayou. Sector Houston-Galveston is working with the OSRO to determine [...]
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: JP-8. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 64000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.655N 095.277W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9850: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9850

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