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 123,000 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., and Plains Pipeline, L.P. (jointly, Plains) 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. SETTLEMENT DETAILS: The trustees settled the NRDA portion of the case for $22 million. This includes $2.2 million for bird restoration, $2.3 million for marine mammal restoration, $5.5 million for shoreline habitat restoration, $6.1 for subtidal and fish habitat restoration, $3.9 million for human use and recreational improvements, and $2 million for administration and oversight. Available Documents Refugio Beach Oil Spill Trustee Council Virtual Public Meeting on May 13, 2020 Copies of meeting presentations (PDF): Introduction (PDF) (M. Anderson, CDFW-OSPR) Birds (PDF) (J. Marek, USFWS) Marine Mammals (PDF) (L. Sullivan, NOAA) Subtidal and Fish (PDF) (D. Witting, NOAA) Shoreline (PDF) (B. Joab, CDFW-OSPR) Human Use (PDF) (M. Zafonte, CDFW-OSPR) Meeting Presentations May 13, 2020 Evening Virtual Public Meeting (Video) FAQs Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) during the public meeting (PDF) Written public comments on the Draft Refugio Beach Oil Spill Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment will be accepted until June 8, 2020 and can be sent via electronic mail to RefugioRestoration@fws.gov or by U.S. mail to the address listed in the restoration plan. Download a copy of the draft restoration plan here: Draft Refugio Beach Oil Spill Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (PDF) Appendix A Oil Fate and Transport (PDF) Appendix B Data Management and Access (PDF) Appendix C Resource Equivalency Analysis (PDF) Appendix D Shoreline Exposure and Injury Evaluation Studies (PDF) Appendix E Supplemental Bioassay Report Information (PDF) Appendix F Shoreline Habitat Equivalency Analysis (PDF) Appendix G-1 Fish and Invertebrate Mortality Observations (PDF) Appendix G-2 Field and Laboratory Assessment of Injury to Grunion (PDF) Appendix G-3 Assessment of Surfperch Exposure (PDF) Appendix G-4 Oil Exposure and Potential Effects to Fish, Invertebrate Early Life Stages, and Kelp (PDF) Appendix G-5 Changes in the Condition of Surfgrass and Macroalgae (PDF) Appendix G-6 Field Assessment of Subtidal Exposure (PDF) Appendix G-7 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Nearshore Fish and Invertebrate Tissues (PDF) Appendix H Subtidal Injury Quantification and Habitat Equivalency Analysis (PDF) Appendix I Bird Injury Assessment (PDF) Appendix J Marine Mammal Exposure, Injury, and Restoration (PDF) Appendix K Recreational Camping Damages (PDF) Appendix L Recreational Shoreline Use Damages (PDF) Appendix M Recreational Boating and Offshore Use Damages (PDF) Appendix N Summary of Proposed Restoration Projects (PDF) Refugio Beach Oil Spill Notice of Intent (PDF) 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 (PDF) Rocky Intertidal Habitat (PDF) Subtidal Habitat (PDF) Recreational Use (PDF) NRDA Newsletter, November 2015 (PDF) To suggest restoration project ideas, use this online form NRDA Newsletter, July 2015 (PDF) Administrative Record Administrative Record documents Consent Decree (PDF) External Links NOAA Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program
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