Oil-spill Updates

In the event of an oil spill, up-to-date information is critical. Please visit this Web page frequently to see if your community is being affected.

The Delaware Estuary is home to the third-largest petrochemical port in the United States. For this reason, occasional oil spills are an unfortunate fact of life. Visit this Web page frequently to keep abreast of oil spill news affecting both the Delaware Bay and the tidal portion of the Delaware River. Or click here to view a timeline of past oil spills in the region.

For more information, please contact the United States Coast Guard's Delaware Bay Sector office at (215) 271-4800. To report an oil spill 24 hours a day, please call (215) 271-4807, or call the National Response Center toll free at (800) 424-8802. And to submit an oil-spill story for listing on this Web page, please e-mail Shaun Bailey at SBailey@DelawareEstuary.org.

Delaware:

• None at present

New Jersey:

• Small oil spill reported in Delaware River near Paulsboro NuStar refinery
• Federal authorities crack down on sea-borne oil polluters

Pennsylvania:

• Aston breaths easier: Leak in gas pipe found
• Oil spill has neighbors burning for a fix