Oil Spill Response

Cal. GOV § 8670.25.5

California Statutes

(a)

(1) Without regard to intent or negligence, any party responsible for the discharge or threatened discharge of oil in waters of the state shall report the discharge immediately to the Office of Emergency Services pursuant to

Section of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) If the information initially reported pursuant to paragraph (1) was inaccurate or incomplete, or if the quantity of oil discharged has changed, any party responsible for the discharge or threatened discharge of oil in waters of the state shall report the updated information immediately to the Office of Emergency Services pursuant to paragraph (1). The report shall contain the accurate or complete information, or the revised quantity of oil discharged. (

b) Immediately upon receiving notification pursuant to subdivision (a), the Office of Emergency Services shall notify the administrator, the State Lands Commission, the California Coastal Commission, the California regional water quality control board having jurisdiction over the location of the discharged oil, and the appropriate local governmental agencies in the area surrounding the discharged oil, and take the actions required by subdivision (

d) of

Section 8589.7. If the spill has occurred within the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, the Office of Emergency Services shall notify that commission. Each public agency specified in this subdivision shall adopt an internal protocol over communications regarding the discharge of oil and file the internal protocol with the Office of Emergency Services. (

c) The 24-hour emergency telephone number of the Office of Emergency Services shall be posted at every railroad dispatch, pipeline operator control center, marine terminal, area of control of every other facility, and on the bridge of every tank ship in marine waters. (

d) Except as otherwise provided in this

section and

Section 8589.7, a notification made pursuant to this

section shall satisfy any immediate notification requirement contained in any permit issued by a permitting agency.

Document details

CollectionCalifornia Statutes
CitationCal. GOV § 8670.25.5
Date2017-01-01
Typestatute
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SourceCA_STAT
IdentifierGOV8670.25.5.20162093

Oil Spill Response

Cal. GOV § 8670.25.5

California Statutes

Oil Spill Response

Cal. GOV § 8670.25.5

California Statutes

(a)

(1) Without regard to intent or negligence, any party responsible for the discharge or threatened discharge of oil in waters of the state shall report the discharge immediately to the Office of Emergency Services pursuant to

Section of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) If the information initially reported pursuant to paragraph (1) was inaccurate or incomplete, or if the quantity of oil discharged has changed, any party responsible for the discharge or threatened discharge of oil in waters of the state shall report the updated information immediately to the Office of Emergency Services pursuant to paragraph (1). The report shall contain the accurate or complete information, or the revised quantity of oil discharged. (

b) Immediately upon receiving notification pursuant to subdivision (a), the Office of Emergency Services shall notify the administrator, the State Lands Commission, the California Coastal Commission, the California regional water quality control board having jurisdiction over the location of the discharged oil, and the appropriate local governmental agencies in the area surrounding the discharged oil, and take the actions required by subdivision (

d) of

Section 8589.7. If the spill has occurred within the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, the Office of Emergency Services shall notify that commission. Each public agency specified in this subdivision shall adopt an internal protocol over communications regarding the discharge of oil and file the internal protocol with the Office of Emergency Services. (

c) The 24-hour emergency telephone number of the Office of Emergency Services shall be posted at every railroad dispatch, pipeline operator control center, marine terminal, area of control of every other facility, and on the bridge of every tank ship in marine waters. (

d) Except as otherwise provided in this

section and

Section 8589.7, a notification made pursuant to this

section shall satisfy any immediate notification requirement contained in any permit issued by a permitting agency.

Document details

CollectionCalifornia Statutes
CitationCal. GOV § 8670.25.5
Date2017-01-01
Typestatute
Languageen
SourceCA_STAT
IdentifierGOV8670.25.5.20162093