This dataset includes about 500,000 chemical and petroleum spill incidents that are recorded in the Environmental Remediation Databases of NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Petroleum and hazardous chemical spills that can impact the waters of the state must be reported by the spiller. Each recored is registered with spill number, facility program name, spill location, spill date, received date, contributing factor, waterbody, source, spilled material and quantity, etc.
| Subject | Environment |
| Jurisdiction | State of New York |
| Data Provider | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Division of Environmental Remediation |
| Source | data.ny.gov |
Under State law, petroleum and hazardous chemical spills that can impact the waters of the state must be reported by the spiller (and, in some cases, by anyone who has knowledge of the spills). This dataset contains records of spills of petroleum and other hazardous materials. Every year, DEC receives approximately 15,000 reports of confirmed or suspected releases to the environment. Approximately ninety percent of those releases involve petroleum products. The rest involve various hazardous materials, unknown materials, or other substances such as untreated sewage and cooking grease. Accidental releases of petroleum and/or other hazardous materials occur throughout New York State. Even small releases have the potential to endanger public health and contaminate groundwater, surface water, and soils.
Environmental damage from such releases depends on the material spilled, the quantity spilled and the extent of contamination. Many of these reports are releases of small quantities, typically a few gallons that are contained and cleaned up quickly with little or no damage to the environment. In other instances, material releases may seep through the soil and eventually into the groundwater, which can make water supplies unsafe to drink. Vapors from spilled materials may also collect in houses and businesses, creating potential indoor air health concerns or fire/explosion hazards. Uncontained spills, especially those that impact surface water, can kill or injure plants, fish, and wildlife, and cause damage to their habitats. Federal and State laws require prompt reporting of petroleum and other hazardous material releases to allow quick response. DEC responds to reports through the Spill Response Program. Both immediate response and continued cleanup vary depending on the type of material spilled and the resulting impacts to the environment. Federal and State law require the spiller, or responsible party, to notify government agencies and to contain, clean up, and dispose of any spilled/contaminated material in order to correct any environmental damage. This cleanup is typically undertaken by a qualified contractor hired by the responsible party. Any delay in containing or recovering a release allows contaminants to spread and may result in more extensive damage and more expensive cleanups. If the responsible party is unable or unwilling to do the necessary work, DEC will use its staff and contractors to complete the cleanup and seek to recover its costs from the responsible party. DEC can provide additional resources to local agencies during emergencies and will remain involved if continued cleanup of the environment is required. Continued cleanup is the responsibility of the spiller and is required if contamination and environmental damage remain after the initial containment and recovery. Continued cleanup may include determining the extent of contamination, selecting a cleanup technology, and completing remedial actions. DEC oversees the process to ensure the actions are protective of public safety, health and the environment pursuant to Article 12 Section 176 of the Navigation Law and regulations developed under Article 37 Section 105 of the ECL (i.e., 6NYCRR Parts 596-599).
This dataset includes records of spills of petroleum and other hazardous materials. Examples of what may be included in a spill record includes: Administrative information (DEC region and unique seven-digit spill number), Program facility name, Spill date/time, Location, Spill source and cause, Material(s) and material type spilled, Quantity spilled and recovered, Units measured, Surface water bodies affected, Close date (cleanup activity finished and all paperwork completed).
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Address: 5 Milan Ave, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2023-02-07 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 9 Haines Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2022-11-07 Contributing Factor: Human Error Material Name: gasoline | ||||
Address: 35 Park Ave, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2022-10-25 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 2 Beaver Dam Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2022-10-14 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: diesel | ||||
Address: 247 Harris Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2022-10-04 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: unknown material | ||||
Address: 35 Park Avenue, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2022-10-02 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 52 South Church St, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2022-07-02 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 525 Harris Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2022-06-29 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 18 Twin Ponds Dr, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2022-04-05 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 14 Beechwood Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2022-01-12 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 338 Cherry Street, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2021-12-01 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 77 Buxton Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2021-06-23 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 2 Twin Ponds Drive, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2020-09-11 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 23 Springhurst Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2020-07-08 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 3 Church St, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2020-02-17 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 776 Bedford Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2020-02-11 Contributing Factor: Other Material Name: gasoline | ||||
Address: 115 Wood Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2019-11-12 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 473 Bedford Center Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2019-10-17 Contributing Factor: Other Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 19 South Church St, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2019-10-10 Contributing Factor: Other Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 112 Nottingham Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2019-09-19 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 8 Sherwood Lane, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2019-06-20 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 7 Sherwood Lane, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2019-05-02 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 791 North Bedford Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2018-08-29 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: other - failed pan test | ||||
Address: 112 Nottingham Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2018-06-05 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 623 Terrice Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2018-03-10 Contributing Factor: Storm Material Name: transformer oil | ||||
Address: 577 Harris Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2018-01-01 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 341 Cherry St, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2016-12-02 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 36 South Church St, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2016-10-17 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 46 Sunset Drive, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2016-10-11 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 13 Dwight Lane, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2016-07-15 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 365 Adams St, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2016-06-21 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 357 Adams Street, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2016-06-21 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 24 Buxton Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2016-06-01 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 329 Cantitoe Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2016-04-26 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 419 Harris Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2016-03-25 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 59 Davids Hill Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2016-03-15 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 49 Clinton Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2016-01-13 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 112 Nottingham Rd, 101 Nottingham Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2015-12-23 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: unknown petroleum | ||||
Address: 52 Bedford Ave, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2015-12-09 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 39 South Church St, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2015-11-11 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 194 Succabone Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2015-09-30 Contributing Factor: Human Error Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 47 South Beechwood Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2015-09-23 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 4 Robin Hood Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2015-09-03 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 26 Bedford Ave, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2015-08-21 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 747 Bedford Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2015-08-06 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: transformer oil | ||||
Address: 344 Cherry St, Bedford Hills, 10507 Spill Date: 2015-07-28 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 112 Nottingham Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2015-07-23 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 112 Nottingham Road, 106 Nottingham Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2015-07-21 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 2 South Beechwood Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2015-05-15 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 14 Church St, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2015-04-22 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 44 Woodland Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2015-04-07 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 531 Bedford Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2015-02-17 Contributing Factor: Other Material Name: waste oil/used oil | ||||
Address: 26 Burbank Ave, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2015-01-15 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 35 Cottage Terrace, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2014-10-30 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 531 Bedford Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2014-07-28 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: hydraulic oil | ||||
Address: 1 Bedford Center Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2014-03-21 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 48 West Patent Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2014-02-10 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 6 North Street, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2014-01-14 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 225 and 311 Railroad Ave, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2013-12-06 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: unknown material | ||||
Address: 96 Nottingham Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2013-11-22 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 141 Clinton Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2013-11-13 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 228 Haines Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2013-10-08 Contributing Factor: Human Error Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 211 Railroad Avenue, Bedford Hills, 10507 Spill Date: 2013-09-06 Contributing Factor: Deliberate Material Name: unknown material | ||||
Address: 63 South Church St, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2013-06-21 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 85 Greenich Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2013-05-06 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 15 Twin Ponds Drive, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2013-03-11 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 7 Buxton Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2013-02-22 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 362 Adams Street, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2012-11-05 Contributing Factor: Deliberate Material Name: polyethylene resin | ||||
Address: 41 Harris Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2012-09-05 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 776 North Bedford Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2012-01-30 Contributing Factor: Other Material Name: diesel | ||||
Address: 176 Succabone Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2012-01-10 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 62 South Church Street, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2012-01-03 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: other - None | ||||
Address: 519 Befdford Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2011-10-12 Contributing Factor: Other Material Name: unknown material | ||||
Address: 147 Railroad Ave, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2011-08-11 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 17 Bedford Center Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2011-05-20 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 7 North Street, Bedford Hills, 10507 Spill Date: 2011-04-25 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 5 High St, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2011-03-23 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 492 North Bedford Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2011-03-08 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 11 Bisbee Lane, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2010-11-02 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 31 South Beechwood Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2010-09-15 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 76 Davids Way, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2010-08-02 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 228 Haines Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2010-04-27 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 333 Adams St, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2010-04-20 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 25 Griffin Ave, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2010-04-19 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 44 Broad Brook Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2010-02-09 Contributing Factor: Human Error Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 323 Haines Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2009-12-31 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 74 Main St, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2009-12-29 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 1 Babbitt Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2009-12-25 Contributing Factor: Other Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 247 Harris Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2009-11-17 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: aluminum sulfate | ||||
Address: 391 North Bedford Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2009-11-12 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 1 Babbit Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2009-09-25 Contributing Factor: Human Error Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 754 North Bedford Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2009-03-12 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: hydraulic oil | ||||
Address: 343 North Bedford Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2009-02-10 Contributing Factor: Human Error Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 112 Nottingham Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2009-01-15 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 247 Harris Rd, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2008-08-26 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 11 Broad Brook Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2008-03-01 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 27 Crescent Terrace, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2008-02-21 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 247 Harris Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2008-01-09 Contributing Factor: Other Material Name: #6 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 366 Cherry Street, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2007-11-26 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 237 Bedford Center Road, Bedford Hills Spill Date: 2007-06-05 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||