SITREP ONE
28 January, 2001
These reports describe significant environmental incidents reported to and tracked by the National Response Center. They reflect both new incidents and follow-up information describing actions taken for previously reported events. The NRC publishes Incident Summary Reports periodically upon receipt of documentary information from the Federal On-Scene Coordinator.
| Occurrence Date: | 27 January, 2001 |
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| Location: | Toledo, OR |
| Source: | Tanker Truck |
| Material: | Heavy Fuel Oil |
| Severity: | Medium |
| Quantity Discharged: | 6,000 Gallons |
| Quantity in Water: | 6,000 Gallons |
| Body of Water Affected: | Yaquina River |
| Federal On-Scene Coordinator: | MSO Portland, OR |
A single-vehicle collision of a tanker truck on the morning of January 27, 2001 on Highway 20 near Toledo, Oregon resulted in a spill of nearly 6,000 gallons of heavy fuel into the Yaquina River. Details of the environmental effect are currently being assessed. Four booms were established in the river in an effort to contain the fuel. Currently, no product was sighted past the fourth boom, established about one mile north of Elk City. Several state and federal agencies responded to the spill. Lead federal and state agencies are the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The responsible party, Blue Line Transportation is also on scene cooperating in the response, and is a member of the Incident Command. Supporting state agencies include Oregon Departments of Transportation, Fish and Wildlife, and Agriculture. Federal agencies include U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Portland, National Marine Fisheries and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agencies. CASE CLOSED.