Paktank; Richmond, California

Richmond, California | 1985-Oct-23

Initial Notification: On October 23, 1985, the U.S. Coast Guard marine inspection team observed sheen off Point San Pablo while conducting a routine facility investigation. It was subsequently learned that the sheen was the result of a storage tank leak into a storm drain at the Paktank, Inc. facility in Richmond. The Coast Guard requested that the leaking material reported to be hydrogen sulfide, be bermed off to preclude any additional flow from entering the storm drains on the facility which lead to San Francisco Bay. USCG district 11.