| LOCATION |
Santa Clara River in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties |
| DATE |
Jan 31, 1991 |
| INCIDENT SUMMARY |
A pipeline break resulted in the spill of over 74,000 gallons of
crude oil. Oil entered the Santa Clara River near Interstate 5 and
continued 15 miles downstream. |
| RESPONSIBLE PARTY |
Exxon Mobil |
| NATURAL RESOURCE TRUSTEE |
California Dept. of Fish and Game; United States Fish and Wildlife
Service |
| RESOURCES IMPACTED |
fish (including the Unarmoured Threespine Stickleback);
riparian vegetation; birds (294 collected); mammals (19 collected);
other riparian and aquatic animals |
| SETTLEMENT DETAILS |
The trustees settled the NRDA portion of the case for $2.7 million. |
| STATUS OF RESTORATION |
Restoration planning just beginning. |
