U.S. Coast Guard crews were able to contain a petroleum product that leaked into Stockton’s Smith Canal over the weekend, preventing it from fouling the San Joaquin River.
The leak from a 380-gallon oil burner was contained to a 1.5-mile stretch of the canal after it was reported at 3:40 p.m. Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard’s 11th District Pacific Southwest said in a news release.
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