U.S. Steel Corporation Tosco Refinery; San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Bay | 1987-Jun-24

Initial Notification: At approximately 1910 on June 24, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Alameda, was notified by Coast Guard Group, Concord, of a reddish-brown material being discharged from an outfall at the U.S. Steel Corporation's TOSCO Refinery. Coast Guard, California Department of fish and Game, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, and county health personnel went on-scene. The TOSCO plant supervisor was contacted and reported to the scene of the incident. The material was being discharged at a rate of 2400 gallons an hour directly into the San Francisco Bay. USCG district 12.