CLIPBOARD : Hazardous Spills Log

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

There were 29 spills recorded in HAZMAT’s response logs in September. The following details the seven spills that occurred in the Costa Mesa/Newport Beach/Irvine area of the county.

Date: Sept. 6 Location of Incident: 592 Superior Ave., Newport Beach Material Handler: City of Newport Beach Materials Involved: Unknown Date: Sept. 8 Location of Incident: 3450 Via Oporto, Newport Beach Material Handler: Newport Harbor Yacht Club Materials Involved: Oil and water mixture Date: Sept. 15 Location of Incident: 2806 Lafayette Ave., Newport Beach Material Handler: U.S. Coast Guard Materials Involved: Diesel fuel Date: Sept. 16 Location of Incident: 14417 Culver Drive, Irvine Material Handler: City of Irvine Materials Involved: Unknown Date: Sept. 17 Location of Incident: 18321 Jamboree Road, Irvine Material Handler: Parker-Hannifin Materials Involved: Adhesive containing strontium chromate Date: Sept. 17 Location of Incident: 17150 Von Karman Ave., Irvine Material Handler: Hughes Aircraft Materials Involved: Hydrochloric acid Date: Sept. 25 Location of Incident: 3333 Michelson Drive, Irvine Material Handler: Fluor Corp. Materials Involved: Ammonia HAZARDOUS SPILLS REPORTED IN THE COSTA MESA/NEWPORT BEACH/IRVINE AREA October, 1989--September, 1990

City: Spills

Irvine: 15

Costa Mesa: 9

Newport Beach: 8

Source: Orange County Health Care Agency, environmental health division