Thursday October 3, 2024
Local News Matters —
U.S. Coast Guard crews were able to contain a petroleum product that leaked into Stockton’s Smith Canal over the weekend, preventing it from fouling the San Joaquin River.
The leak from a 380-gallon oil burner was contained to a 1.5-mile stretch of the canal after it was reported at 3:40 p.m. Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard’s 11th District Pacific Southwest said in a news release.
Emergency responders including the Coast Guard scrambled to stem the effects of the petroleum product leak.
Crews that responded initially laid sorbent boom, which absorbs chemicals, in the spill to minimize environmental impacts. An additional layer of hard boom was placed surrounding the spill to prevent product from entering into the San Joaquin River, according to the Coast Guard.