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Animals dead as a result of California oil spill
by Daniel J. Graeber
Santa Barbara, Calif. (UPI) May 29, 2015


Mystery pollution keeps California beaches closed
Los Angeles (AFP) May 29, 2015 - A string of popular California beaches will remain closed until further notice due to mystery oil-based pollution, officials said Friday.

The stretch of coastline south of Los Angeles was closed to the public from Wednesday, barely a week after an oil spill 100 miles further north, although there is still no confirmed link between the two.

On Thursday officials said clean-up workers had made "significant progress," leading to speculation that they could re-open as early Friday. But authorities downplayed that.

"The beaches are closed until we make a determination that it's safe," said US Coast Guard spokeswoman Charlene Downey, referring to the stetch including the El Segundo, Manhattan, Hermosa and Redondo beaches.

The unidentified pollution comes after thousands of gallons of oil spilled into the ocean, some from a ruptured pipe near Santa Barbara, some 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest up the coast.

In last week's oil spill up to 105,000 gallons leaked from a crude pipeline. Two beaches were closed, and remain so until June 4, officials said Thursday. Fishing rights were also suspended within a 30-kilometer by 10-kilometer area.

About 10 seals and sea lions covered in oil were rescued, while dead animals included lobsters and pelicans.

Santa Barbara was the scene of what was then the largest oil spill in US history, when in 1969 several million gallons of crude spewed into the ocean after an oil rig blowout.

More than two dozen animals have died as a result of contact with oil residue left over from the spill off the coast of California, a unified command said.

As much as 2,500 barrels of oil was released from Line 901 in Santa Barbara last week, a pipeline owned and operated by Plains All American. About 500 barrels may have reached the waters off the coast of Refugio State Beach in a release the Environmental Protection Agency said was the worst spill in California in the last 25 years.

A unified command set up by the company, state, federal and local officials said 18 birds and 10 mammals have died as a result of contact with the oil. That represents slightly less than half of the animals found affected by the oil since Wednesday.

"The public should not attempt to rescue oiled wildlife. Untrained individuals who attempt to rescue wildlife may cause more harm than good and may injure themselves in the process," a statement from the command said. "If oiled animals are scared back into the water by pets or people, their chances of survival decrease dramatically."

The U.S. Coast Guard and EPA issued a joint Clean Water Act order this week to ensure Plains cleans and contains the contamination. Unified command said crews have removed around 250 barrels of oil water mixture, more than 6,000 cubic feet of oiled vegetation, 22,500 cubic feet of oiled sand and 54,000 cubic feet of oiled soil from contaminated areas along the Santa Barbara shoreline.

The damaged section of the pipeline is being examined by officials. Plains said it won't comment on the observations until the investigation process is complete.


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