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 34 spills recorded in HAZMAT’s response logs in April. Here are the details:

Date: April 1 Location of Incident: 10600 Magnolia St., Stanton Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Motor oil Date: April 2 Location of Incident: 916 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Waste oil and water Date: April 2 Location of Incident: 625 N. Grand Ave., Santa Ana Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Hydrochloric acid Date: April 4 Location of Incident: 300 E. Cypress St., Brea Material Handler: Kirkhill Rubber Co. Materials Involved: Unknown liquid and vapor Date: April 4 Location of Incident: 101 S. Euclid St., Anaheim Material Handler: Mobil gas station Materials Involved: Degreaser Date: April 4 Location of Incident: 372 S. Center St., Orange Material Handler: Stonebridge Printing Materials Involved: Latex paint wash water Date: April 5 Location of Incident: 23821 Hillhurst Drive, Laguna Niguel Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Petroleum distillate in dumpster Date: April 6 Location of Incident: 654 Camino de Los Mares, San Clemente Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Syringes and needles Date: April 6 Location of Incident: Newport and Irvine boulevards, Tustin Material Handler: Chevron gas station Materials Involved: Carburetor cleaner Date: April 6 Location of Incident: 16990 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach Material Handler: Thrifty Econo-Gas Materials Involved: Gasoline Date: April 8 Location of Incident: Melinda and Olympiad roads, Mission Viejo Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Diesel fuel Date: April 8 Location of Incident: Santiago Canyon and Live Oak Canyon roads, San Juan Capistrano Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Pool chemicals Date: April 8 Location of Incident: Vallecito Drive and Hammon Place, Westminster Material Handler: Westminster Fire Department Materials Involved: Unknown (possibly waste oil) Date: April 9 Location of Incident: 503 Edgewater Ave., Newport Beach Material Handler: Southern Counties Oil Materials Involved: Diesel fuel Date: April 10 Location of Incident: 220 E. Santa Fe Ave., Placentia Material Handler: A & A Specialties Materials Involved: Fiberglass Date: April 10 Location of Incident: 28331 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Medical waste Date: April 11 Location of Incident: 27690 Santa Margarita Parkway, Mission Viejo Material Handler: Builder’s Emporium Materials Involved: Chlorine and ammonia Date: April 12 Location of Incident: 6822 Westminster Blvd., Westminster Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Asbestos Date: April 12 Location of Incident: 4950 Barranca Parkway, Irvine Material Handler: Allied Labs Materials Involved: Xylene Date: April 15 Location of Incident: 1232 E. Pomona St., Santa Ana Material Handler: Electromatics Materials Involved: Acids Date: April 15 Location of Incident: 931 S. Cypress St., La Habra Material Handler: Vanlaw Food Products Materials Involved: Oil Date: April 15 Location of Incident: 23411 Summerfield, Laguna Hills Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Medical waste Date: April 18 Location of Incident: 5660 Knott St., Buena Park Material Handler: Kapco Industries Materials Involved: Hydrochloric acid Date: April 18 Location of Incident: 14446 Culver Drive, Irvine Material Handler: Chevron gas station Materials Involved: Gasoline Date: April 20 Location of Incident: Montilla construction site, Rancho Santa Margarita Material Handler: J.M. Peters Co. Materials Involved: Diesel fuel Date: April 22 Location of Incident: 8379 San Capistrano Way, Buena Park Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Acid spill Date: April 23 Location of Incident: Alton Parkway and Jamboree Road, Irvine Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Unknown milky white substance Date: April 24 Location of Incident: Hazard Avenue and Hoover Street, Westminster Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Petroleum Date: April 24 Location of Incident: 18692 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine Material Handler: Chevron gas station Materials Involved: Gasoline Date: April 24 Location of Incident: 27912 Forbes Road, Laguna Niguel Material Handler: EconoLube Materials Involved: 50 to 100 gallons of radiator coolant Date: April 26 Location of Incident: 376 E. Valencia Ave., Brea Material Handler: Union Research Materials Involved: Sodium hydroxide Date: April 26 Location of Incident: 411 W. Walnut Ave., Orange Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Lacquer thinner Date: April 29 Location of Incident: 1602 N. Ross St., Santa Ana Material Handler: Resident Materials Involved: Water, oil and fuel mixture Date: April 30 Location of Incident: 888 Ocean Ave., Seal Beach Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: 55-gallon drum of kerosene

HAZARDOUS SPILLS REPORTED IN THE COUNTY May, 1990--April, 1991

City Spills Santa Ana 35 Anaheim 33 Orange 32 Irvine 18 Buena Park 15 Mission Viejo 11 Huntington Beach 10 Westminster 10 Newport Beach 9 Brea 8 Laguna Niguel 8 Stanton 8 Costa Mesa 7 Garden Grove 7 Tustin 6 Cypress 5 La Habra 5 Laguna Hills 5 Fullerton 3 Los Alamitos 3 San Clemente 3 San Juan Capistrano 3 El Toro 3 Dana Point 2 Placentia 2 Yorba Linda 2 Fountain Valley 1 Laguna Beach 1 Seal Beach 1 Other unincorporated areas 5 In the ocean 1

Source: Orange County Health Care Agency, environmental health division Researched by: KATHIE BOZANICH / Los Angeles Times