🚀 go-pugleaf

SF Bay Area Environmental Timeline, Year 2004


__________________________________________

Event of the Year:

Oct. 12 2004  SAN FRANCISCO.  Bay Area Skies Filled with Smoke and Haze

__________________________________________

SUMMARY:

Feb. 21  MARTINEZ.  Billowed smoke after power outage
Apr. 10  SAN JOSE.  Fumes evacuate Good Samaritan Hospital
Apr. 28  SAN RAMON.  Jagger speaks at ChevronTexaco meeting
Apr. 29  EAST CONTRA COSTA.  Diesel pipeline spill fouls marsh
Apr. 30  EAST CONTRA COSTA.  Diesel fuel spill not as extensive as feared
May. 4   LIVERMORE LAB.  Radioactivity 20 times regulatory level
May. 23  SANTA ROSA.  Fire led to clouds of chemicals released
May. 25  HALF MOON BAY.  700 gallons of gasoline leaked
May. 26  HALF MOON BAY.  1,000 gallons of gasoline spilled
Jun. 6   RODEO.  Water break sends gasoline into creek
Jun. 15  BART.  BART: Free Rides on Spare Air Days
Jul. 5   MARTINEZ.  Burn Off from Refinery Clouds Skies
Sep. 17  REDWOOD CITY.  Chemical Release in Grocery Store
Sep. 22  OAKLAND.  Complains About Tap Water
Oct. 12  SAN CARLOS.  Shelter-in-place warning after fire
          SAN FRANCISCO.  Bay Area Skies Filled with Smoke and Haze
Oct. 15  MARTINEZ.  Brief chemical leak
Oct. 30  MARTINEZ.  Plume Escapes from Refinery
          SF SUNSET.  Reservoir work clouds water
Oct. 31  CROCKETT.  Uncontrolled hydrocarbon release
Nov. 20  SF CITY HALL.  City proposes fee for grocery sacks 


__________________________________________

DETAILS:
(See more at SF Bay Area Environmental Timeline: 
http://www.mapreport.com/na/west/ba/news/subtopics/d/1.html)

Feb. 21
     MARTINEZ.  Billowed smoke after power outage
A Tesoro Golden Eagle Refinery that caused a community warning may be 
facing up to a $50,000 fine:
http://beta.kpix.com/news/bcn/2004/02/21/n/HeadlineNews/SATURDAY-NEWS-ROUNDUP.html

Apr. 10
     SAN JOSE.  Fumes evacuate Good Samaritan Hospital
The emergency room was evacuated for one hour because noxious fumes were 
irritating staff and patients

Apr. 28
     SAN RAMON.  Jagger speaks at ChevronTexaco meeting
Social butterfly-turned-social activist urged to clean up an 
environmental quagmire in the Ecuador jungles:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/04/28/financial1930EDT0392.DTL

Apr. 29
     EAST CONTRA COSTA.  Diesel pipeline spill fouls marsh
A pipeline that pumps petroleum from refineries ruptured and spilled 
40,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a marsh:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/04/29/state1704EDT7149.DTL

Apr. 30
     EAST CONTRA COSTA.  Diesel fuel spill not as extensive as feared
The million-gallon estimate was only a worst case scenario. Coast Guard 
crews are cleaning the spill

May. 4
     LIVERMORE LAB.  Radioactivity 20 times regulatory level
Norm Buske, a physicist from The RadioActivist Campaign, collected 
samples around the lab

May. 23
     SANTA ROSA.  Fire led to clouds of chemicals released
The fire at West Coast Welders Supply

May. 25
     HALF MOON BAY.  700 gallons of gasoline leaked
The gasoline leaked from a 2-inch-wide fuel line at Pillar Point Harbor

May. 26
     HALF MOON BAY.  1,000 gallons of gasoline spilled
The spill is resulting in the closure of the harbor and the evacuation 
of 20 people who live on boats there:
http://cbs5.com/news/bcn/2004/05/26/n/HeadlineNews/FUEL-SPILL.html

Jun. 6
     RODEO.  Water break sends gasoline into creek
A water main had broken and the water was picking up old gasoline from 
the soil:
http://cbs5.com/news/bcn/2004/06/06/n/HeadlineNews/WATER-MAIN-BREAK.html

Jun. 15
     BART.  BART: Free Rides on Spare Air Days
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission will foot the bill to pay to 
reduce air pollution:
http://cbs5.com/news/local/2004/06/14/BART_to_Offer_Free_Rides_on_Some_Spare_the_Air_Days.html

Jul. 5
     MARTINEZ.  Burn Off from Refinery Clouds Skies
The smoke-filled skies around the Tesoro Golden Eagle Refinery resulted 
from a boiler shut down:
http://cbs5.com/news/local/2004/07/04/Burn_Off_from_Refinery_Clouds_Martinez_Skies.html

Sep. 17
     REDWOOD CITY.  Chemical Release in Grocery Store
Customers and employees at Safeway reported watering eyes and coughing. 
17 were transported to a hospital:
http://cbs5.com/news/local/2004/09/17/Possible_Chemical_Release_in_Peninsula_Store.html

Sep. 22
     OAKLAND.  Complains About Tap Water
A strong chemical smell and taste to the water was related to changes in 
the operation of the Claremont Tunnel:
http://cbs5.com/news/local/2004/09/22/Some_in_East_Bay_Complain_About_Tap_Water.html

Oct. 12
     SAN CARLOS.  Shelter-in-place warning after fire
Fire officials have issued the warning for people with respiratory 
problems after fire has continued to emit smoke


     SAN FRANCISCO.  Bay Area Skies Filled with Smoke and Haze
A fast-moving Rumsey wildfire in the far reaches of the North Bay in 
Napa and Yolo counties:
http://cbs5.com/news/local/2004/10/12/Bay_Area_Skies_Filled_with_Smoke_and_Haze.html

Oct. 15
     MARTINEZ.  Brief chemical leak
Rhodia Refinery Plant fficials noticed that an unusual odor was 
emanating from a pipe:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/10/15/roundup.DTL

Oct. 30
     MARTINEZ.  Plume Escapes from Refinery
Steam and smoke from the Tesoro Refinery was caused by the restarting of 
one of the facility�s units


     SF SUNSET.  Reservoir work clouds water
Officials are recommending that residents refrain from drinking tap 
water that appears cloudy or discolored:
http://cbs5.com/news/bcn/2004/10/30/n/HeadlineNews/CLOUDY-WATER.html

Oct. 31
     CROCKETT.  Uncontrolled hydrocarbon release
The discharge at the Conoco-Phillips refinery resulted in a 3 hour 
shelter in place warning for Crockett and Rodeo:
http://cbs5.com/news/local/2004/10/31/Conoco%2DPhillips_Investigates_Early_Morning_Discharge.html

Nov. 20
     SF CITY HALL.  City proposes fee for grocery sacks
The officials are considering charging stores 17 cents each for bags to 
discourage use of plastic sacks:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/11/20/national1752EST0588.DTL

__________________________________________

Mikhail Sidorin
See links to more details at SF Bay Area Environmental Timeline: 
http://www.mapreport.com/na/west/ba/news/subtopics/d/1.html