Refugio

Details

• LOCATION: Refugio and El Capitan State Beaches, Santa Barbara Channel, and portions of the southern California coastline south to the Los Angeles area.
• DATE: May 19, 2015
• INCIDENT SUMMARY: An underground pipeline running parallel to Highway 101 ruptured near Refugio State Beach, spilling over 100,000 gallons of crude oil, much of which ran down a ravine under the freeway and entered the ocean.
• RESPONSIBLE PARTY: Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
• NATURAL RESOURCE TRUSTEES: California Department of Fish and Wildlife; California Department of Parks and Recreation; California State Lands Commission; University of California; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and the Department of Interior through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, and the Bureau of Land Management.
• RESOURCES IMPACTED: Birds, marine mammals, fish, coastal and subtidal habitats, and human uses.

Available Documents

• To suggest restoration project ideas, use this online form or send email to: RefugioRestoration@fws.gov
• NRDA Newsletter, May 2018 (PDF)
• Public Meeting, January 20, 2016
  • NRDA Process Introductory Presentation (PDF)
  • Posters:
    • Birds PDF)
    • Mammals (PDF)
    • Fish (PDF)
    • Sandy Beach Habitat (DF)
    • Rocky Intertidal Habitat (PDF)
    • Subtidal Habitat (PDF)
    • Recreational Use (PDF)
• NRDA Newsletter, November 2015 (PDF)
• NRDA Newsletter, July 2015 (PDF)