City Of Del Mar: City Of Del Mar And County Officials Watching For Oil From Spill

Press release from the City of Del Mar:

October 7, 2021

Del Mar City staff, including our Emergency Operations staff, are working closely with the San Diego County Emergency Operations Center and the Orange County Incident Management Team to plan, assess, and mitigate the impacts to our local beaches and lagoons in relation to the oil spill in Orange County.  Lifeguards are closely monitoring the local beaches and coastal waters for impacts. 

North County coastal cities, including Del Mar, have found tar on our local beaches. We are working closely with the San Diego County Health Department to assess and determine any risk to public safety.  At this time, the beaches remain open. However, members of the public should not handle, remove, or clean up any tar debris. In addition, do not attempt to help any affected wildlife as this requires special handling.  Please contact the Del Mar lifeguards at (858) 755-1556 or call (877) 823-6926 for wildlife concerns. For more information, please go to socalspillresponse.com.

This press release was produced by the City of Del Mar. The views expressed here are the author’s own.