UNOCAL Pipeline Crude Oil Spill

State TrusteeState of California
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Also Known As

Incident Type

Oil

State

California

Case Status

Restoration

Location

near Avila Beach, Pacific Ocean

Authority

OPA

Contaminants of Concern Include

Oil

Affected DOI Resources Include

Migratory Birds, Anadromous Fish, Marine Mammals, Threatened and Endangered Species

Case Description

The rupture of a Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) pipeline near Avila Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, on August 3, 1992, caused a discharge of approximately 600 barrels of San Joaquin Valley crude oil. The oil flowed along a gully, down a cliff face into a small cove and eventually entered the Pacific Ocean.

Credit: California Dept of Fish and Wildlife


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 Document TypeDocument NameDocument Date

Restoration

 Restoration Report Final Report 03/01/2008
 Restoration Plan Restoration Plan 06/01/1999
 Restoration Plan Restoration Plan (Sea Otter) 08/01/1998

Settlement

 Consent Decree Consent Decree 03/22/1996
 

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