TAKING HAZARDOUS SPILLS

The Orange County Hazardous Materials Team, administered by the county Health Care Agency division of environmental health, responds to calls on chemical spills and other incidents involving hazardous materials. Sometimes it goes to the site, other times it advises residents or local fire departments by phone.

Of the 17 fire departments in Orange County (16 city departments plus the county), three have hazardous materials units that cover the county through mutual-aid agreements-- Anaheim, Huntington Beach and the county station in Irvine. HAZMAT is called in most, but not all, incidents. Following is HAZMAT’s spill response log for February. Date: Feb. 2 Location of Incident: Ball Road and Knott Avenue, Anaheim Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Latex Date: Feb. 2 Location of Incident: 1550 S. Sunkist St., Anaheim Material Handler: PCB Services Inc. Materials Involved: Chlorine gas Date: Feb. 4 Location of Incident: Cerritos Avenue and Los Alamitos Boulevard, Los Alamitos Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Crude or diesel oil Date: Feb. 6 Location of Incident: 3011 Croddy Way, Santa Ana Material Handler: American Comfort Products Materials Involved: Polyol and isocyanates Date: Feb. 7 Location of Incident: Fullerton Creek in Anaheim Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Diesel or waste oil Date: Feb. 7 Location of Incident: 1 1/2 miles off the Huntington Beach shore Material Handler: SS American Trader Materials Involved: Crude oil Date: Feb. 8 Location of Incident: Yorba Linda Friends Christian Preschool, 5223 Lakeview Ave., Yorba Linda Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Acetone Date: Feb. 8 Location of Incident: 2115 S. Hathaway St., Santa Ana Material Handler: Griffin Electronics Inc. Materials Involved: Copper sulfate and hydrogen sulfate solution Date: Feb. 9 Location of Incident: 1050 W. Katella Ave., Orange Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Waste oil Date: Feb. 9 Location of Incident: 319 W. Lambert Road, Brea Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Unknown white powder Date: Feb. 9 Location of Incident: 26035 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Hills Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Five-gallon container of waste oil Date: Feb. 12 Location of Incident: shoreline at Newport Beach Material Handler: British Petroleum Materials Involved: Crude oil Date: Feb. 12 Location of Incident: 1915 E. Katella Ave., Orange Material Handler: Quality Cleaners Materials Involved: Perclene Date: Feb. 13 Location of Incident: Police forensic lab, 870 Santa Barbara Drive, Newport Beach Material Handler: Newport Beach Police Department Materials Involved: Acetaldehyde Date: Feb. 15 Location of Incident: 1550 S. Sunkist St., Anaheim Material Handler: PCB Services Inc. Materials Involved: Chlorine and dioxide gas Date: Feb. 16 Location of Incident: 1301 E. Chestnut Ave., Santa Ana Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Unknown Date: Feb. 16 Location of Incident: County Fire Station 23, 5020 Santiago Canyon Road, Orange Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Methane gas Date: Feb. 16 Location of Incident: 1118 E. Walnut St., Santa Ana Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Resin waste Date: Feb. 17 Location of Incident: 2730 S. Shannon St., Santa Ana Material Handler: Weber Nameplate Materials Involved: Ferric chloride Date: Feb. 20 Location of Incident: 421 E. Commercial St., Anaheim Material Handler: American Citrus Products Materials Involved: Iron chlorine Date: Feb. 22 Location of Incident: Bastanchury Road and Brea Boulevard, Fullerton Material Handler: Union Oil Materials Involved: Crude oil Date: Feb. 22 Location of Incident: 650 S. Beach Blvd., La Habra Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Anti-freeze Date: Feb. 22 Location of Incident: Aliso Creek in Laguna Beach Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: One-gallon container of unknown substance Date: Feb. 22 Location of Incident: 14061 Beach Blvd., Westminster Material Handler: Car Palace Materials Involved: Waste oil Date: Feb. 23 Location of Incident: County Fire Station 23, 5020 Santiago Canyon Road, Orange Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Landfill gas Date: Feb. 23 Location of Incident: 1477 N. Jefferson St., Anaheim Material Handler: Mobil Refueling Materials Involved: Gasoline Date: Feb. 26 Location of Incident: 509 W. Chapman Ave., Anaheim Material Handler: Lords Cleaners Materials Involved: Perclene Date: Feb. 27 Location of Incident: Los Alisos Boulevard and Muirlands Boulevard, El Toro Material Handler: Russell Geriger Inc. Materials Involved: Diesel fuel Date: Feb. 28 Location of Incident: 1515 South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa Material Handler: La Quinta Motel Materials Involved: Unknown (illegal drug lab) Date: Feb. 28 Location of Incident: Main Street and Veneto, Irvine Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Milky white unknown liquid Date: Feb. 28 Location of Incident: Myford Road and Irvine Boulevard, Tustin Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Four drums of unknown substance Date: Feb. 28 Location of Incident: 320 Superior Ave., Newport Beach Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Blood vials HAZARDOUS SPILLS REPORTED BY CITY/COMMUNITY March 1989--February 1990

City Spills Anaheim 42 Orange 29 Santa Ana 27 Irvine 22 Huntington Beach 21 Garden Grove 17 Brea 11 La Habra 9 Placentia 8 El Toro 8 Yorba Linda 8 Fullerton 7 Costa Mesa 7 Laguna Hills 6 Westminster 6 Newport Beach 5 Dana Point 4 Los Alamitos 4 Tustin 3 Buena Park 2 Stanton 2 Laguna Beach 2 Fountain Valley 2 San Juan Capistrano 2 In the ocean 2 Mission Viejo 1 Cypress 1 Sunset Beach 1 Other unincorporated areas 11

Source: Orange County Health Care Agency, environmental health division