CLIPBOARD : Hazardous Spills Log

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 the team will go to the site; other times it will advise residents or local fire departments over the phone.

There were 25 spills recorded in HAZMAT’s response logs in March. Here are the details:

Date: March 1 Location of Incident: John Wayne Airport, Costa Mesa Material Handler: USAir Materials Involved: Jet fuel Date: March 1 Location of Incident: Riverside Freeway (eastbound) near Weir Canyon Road, Anaheim Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Diesel fuel Date: March 1 Location of Incident: 1000 block of West 3rd Street, Santa Ana Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: 15 bags of asbestos waste Date: March 2 Location of Incident: 12350 Edison Way, Garden Grove Material Handler: Ultra Wheel Co. Materials Involved: Magnesium and aluminum Date: March 2 Location of Incident: 2020 W. Maple Ave., Orange Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Petroleum Date: March 6 Location of Incident: Birch Street and Kraemer Boulevard, Brea Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Liquid ammonia nitrate and fertilizer (from train derailment) Date: March 6 Location of Incident: 770 The City Drive, Orange Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Diesel fuel Date: March 7 Location of Incident: 1700 Barranca Parkway, Irvine Material Handler: Printronix Materials Involved: Epoxy resin and toxic gas Date: March 8 Location of Incident: Via Pajaro near Violeta Lane, Coto de Caza Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Combustible liquid and 1,000 gallons of well-drilling fluid Date: March 11 Location of Incident: 421 E. Commercial St., Anaheim Material Handler: Anaheim Citrus Products Materials Involved: Ferric chloride Date: March 13 Location of Incident: 1801 Segerstrom Ave., Santa Ana Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Freon Date: March 14 Location of Incident: 570 W. Freedom Ave., Orange Material Handler: Sericol Inc. Materials Involved: Silk screen ink Date: March 18 Location of Incident: Short Street and Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach Material Handler: Chevron Materials Involved: Fuel waste and oil sludge Date: March 19 Location of Incident: Chapman Avenue and Hewes Street, Orange Material Handler: Mobil Materials Involved: Ethylene glycol Date: March 21 Location of Incident: 700 W. Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Unknown milky substance Date: March 21 Location of Incident: Newland Street and Trask Avenue, Garden Grove Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Gasoline (traffic accident) Date: March 23 Location of Incident: Manchester Boulevard and Dale Street, Buena Park Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Concrete cleaner Date: March 23 Location of Incident: Unlocated hillside in San Juan Capistrano Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Soil from landslide Date: March 25 Location of Incident: 715 S. Walnut Ave., Buena Park Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Unknown Date: March 27 Location of Incident: 2901 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach Material Handler: John Dominis Restaurant Materials Involved: Water run-off from structure fire Date: March 27 Location of Incident: 9452 Breakwater Circle, Huntington Beach Material Handler: Residents Materials Involved: Waste pesticides Date: March 29 Location of Incident: 1240 W. Imperial Highway, La Habra Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Five 55-gallon drums of unknown material Date: March 30 Location of Incident: 1180 Warner Ave., Fountain Valley Material Handler: Edinger Medical Group Materials Involved: Mercury Date: March 30 Location of Incident: 2665 Esplanade St., Orange Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Waste oil Date: March 30 Location of Incident: 2603 W. 17th St., Santa Ana Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Medical waste

HAZARDOUS SPILLS REPORTED / April, 1990--March, 1991

City: Spills

Anaheim: 37

Santa Ana: 33

Orange: 32

Irvine: 15

Buena Park: 14

Huntington Beach: 13

Mission Viejo: 9

Westminster: 9

Costa Mesa: 8

Newport Beach: 8

Garden Grove: 7

Stanton: 7

Tustin: 7

Brea: 6

Laguna Niguel: 6

Cypress: 5

La Habra: 4

Laguna Hills: 4

El Toro: 3

Fullerton: 3

Los Alamitos: 3

San Juan Capistrano: 3

Yorba Linda: 3

Dana Point: 2

San Clemente: 2

Fountain Valley: 1

Laguna Beach: 1

Placentia: 1

Other unincorporated areas: 5

In the ocean: 1

Source: Orange County Health Care Agency, environmental health division