Gwynn's Falls Underground Incident; Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland | 1987-Oct-01

Initial Notification: NOAA/OMA's involvement with this underground oil spill case continues from the discovery of the spill in 1985. The incident is a diesel oil seepage from a stream embankment at the base of Gable Avenue in Baltimore. The oil has leaked into Gwynn's Falls, a tributary that drains into the Patapsco River. Approximately 27,000 gallons of product have been recovered to date. Since 1985, NOAA has provided scientific support on this incident to the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO) in Baltimore. Based on a NOAA report prepared by Research Planning Institute in 1986, the MSO constructed a passive recovery system in January 1987. Since that time, 1,000 gallons of oil have been recovered. USCG district 5.