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Another update on crews investigating the oil sheen that was discovered: #ocoilspill

➡️ On November 20, crews scheduled for planned work on the pipeline observed and reported a sheen of 30’ by 70’ as they approached the area of the line. #breakingnews
Divers conducting the planned assessments on the line then discovered small droplets on the syntho-glass wrap.

Unified Command deployed pollution responders & oil spill response organization assets to investigate the sheen & whether it was related to the pipeline.

#news
As of 1400, no sheen has been observed by on-water or aerial assets. The old wrap was removed from the line and the new wrap was installed.

Crews will monitor the line overnight to ensure effectiveness.
#ocoilspill #news
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#OCOilspill Official Update:

- 13 barrels of floating tar balls collected
- 27 birds recovered alive, 22 cleaned
- 47 birds recovered dead, 3 euthanized
- 1,588 responders, 5 SCAT teams on scene
- All Huntington, Newport, Laguna Beaches open *sand only*
As #OCOilSpill clean-up continues, oil recovery efforts are beginning to shift to tar ball collection. If you’re out on the sand, please do not touch these toxic pollutants, and report all sighting locations to tarballreports@wildlife.ca.gov
UPDATE: The beaches and waters in Huntington Beach and Newport Beach have now been reopened to the public. Laguna Beach’s sands and shorelines are open but the waters remain closed until further notice.
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A full week into the #OCOilspill, we are over 1,300 responders strong with 10,000 public volunteers signed up (4,000+ from OC). To assess our progress over the last few days I joined the @OCSheriff for a flyover of booms, skimming operations, deployed crews, and more. 1/ ImageImage
My first impressions: we’re making headway. Most black crude is visibly extracted compared to this time last week. Experts tell me the spill is by no means on par with the ‘15 Refugio Beach disaster due to their swift response. 2/ ImageImage
In both size and scope, we avoided the worst of the leak. However, this does NOT mean that #OCOilSpill cleanup and recovery efforts will be short—or easy. 3/
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🗣 🏖 10/05/21 OIL SPILL UPDATE 🗣 🏖

Today was busy! Much news to share!

Scroll down for key information about closures, assistance, and the current status of the #ocoilspill affecting #SD34. 👇
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- In response to our request, Governor @GavinNewsom declared a State of Emergency for the #OCOilSpill late last night;

- I went on @AirTalk this morning and discussed our search for answers about delayed responses and notificaitons to various entities (including the public).
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- Newport Harbor including Bayside Beach, and Dana Point Harbor including Baby Beach are both closed. No entry or exit. Impacted boats are being directed to Huntington Harbor or Long Beach Harbor.

- County beaches in Dana Point & city beaches in Laguna Beach are now closed.
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🗣 🏖 10/04/21 OIL SPILL UPDATE 🗣 🏖

Today consisted of clean-up, ongoing mitigation, and a lot of fact finding.

See below for key information about closures, assistance, and the current status of the #ocoilspill affecting #SD34.👇
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- The @USCG has updated their estimated size of the oil spill to 144,000 gallons.

- Roughly 3,150 gallons (75 barrels) of oil have been recovered from the water, nine boats are dispatched for oil spill recovery operations, and 5,360 feet of boom has been deployed.👇
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- Beaches have been closed in @HBSurfCityUSA starting at Seapoint Drive south to the Santa Ana River. @newportbeachgov has a soft closure and is requesting that the public stay out of the water from Tower 44 north to the Santa Ana River.👇
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