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Spill near Ventura Harbor traced to barranca drain outlet

Ventura City Hazmat firefighter Andres Espinosa takes a sample of a petroleum-like substance discovered flowing into Ventura Harbor from the Arundell Barranca on Wednesday morning. The source was traced as far back to a drain by an industrial park at Arundell Circle but firefighters were pulled off their search for the source when a brush fire broke out at another site in Ventura. Determination of the hazardous material's source will be continued by the Ventura County Watershed Protection District and the U.S. Coast Guard, according to Ventura City Fire Chief David Ednaya.

Photo by Karen Quincy Loberg, Ventura County Star

Ventura City Hazmat firefighter Andres Espinosa takes a sample of a petroleum-like substance discovered flowing into Ventura Harbor from the Arundell Barranca on Wednesday morning. The source was traced as far back to a drain by an industrial park at Arundell Circle but firefighters were pulled off their search for the source when a brush fire broke out at another site in Ventura. Determination of the hazardous material's source will be continued by the Ventura County Watershed Protection District and the U.S. Coast Guard, according to Ventura City Fire Chief David Ednaya.

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  • Ventura City firefighters Andres Espinosa (left) and Luke Mitchell shore up Arundell Barranca where a petroleum-like substance was discovered flowing into Ventura Harbor Wednesday morning. The source was traced as far back to a drain by an industrial park at Arundell Circle but firefighters were pulled off their search for the source when a brush fire broke out at another site in Ventura. Determination of the hazardous material's source will be continued by the Ventura County Watershed Protection District and the U.S. Coast Guard, according to Ventura City Fire Chief David Endaya.
  • Jeff Seabrook drops a test strip into a substance that appeared to be draining into the Arundell Barranca. The oily fluid was discovered flowing into Ventura Harbor on Wednesday morning.
  • Absorbent white booms hold back the top floating material discovered flowing into Ventura Harbor on Wednesday morning. Residents reporting the filmy sheen triggered action by several agencies.
  • The investigation to find the material's source will be continued by the Ventura County Watershed Protection District and the U.S. Coast Guard, according to Ventura City Fire Chief David Endaya.
  • Ventura city firefighters Luke Mitchell and Andres Espinosa shore up the Arundell Barranca, where a petroleum-like substance was discovered Wednesday morning.
  • Ventura City Hazmat firefighter Andres Espinosa takes a sample of a petroleum-like substance discovered flowing into Ventura Harbor from the Arundell Barranca on Wednesday morning. The source was traced as far back to a drain by an industrial park at Arundell Circle but firefighters were pulled off their search for the source when a brush fire broke out at another site in Ventura. Determination of the hazardous material's source will be continued by the Ventura County Watershed Protection District and the U.S. Coast Guard, according to Ventura City Fire Chief David Ednaya.

A spill Wednesday near the Ventura Harbor was traced to an Arundell Barranca drain outlet, but the source was still unclear, officials said.

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