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: 124 East 93 St, New York Spill Date: 2023-07-05 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: unknown material | ||||
Address: 412 East 81, New York Spill Date: 2023-06-22 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #4 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 223 West 132nd St, New York Spill Date: 2023-06-21 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 163 E 112th St, New York Spill Date: 2023-05-15 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: other - elevated svoc in soil | ||||
Address: 1275 York Avenue, New York Spill Date: 2023-04-06 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: motor oil | ||||
Address: 1345 Third Ave, New York Spill Date: 2023-03-15 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: unknown material | ||||
Address: 79 East 32nd St, New York Spill Date: 2023-02-27 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 16 West 36st, New York Spill Date: 2022-12-13 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 63 West 42 Apt 52f, New York Spill Date: 2022-12-02 Contributing Factor: Human Error Material Name: mercury | ||||
Address: 26 East 60th St, New York Spill Date: 2022-11-11 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: unknown material | ||||
Address: 281 1st Ave, New York Spill Date: 2022-10-25 Contributing Factor: Human Error Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 216 West 14th Street, New York Spill Date: 2022-10-07 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 2324 Second Ave, New York Spill Date: 2022-10-06 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: unknown petroleum | ||||
Address: 21 Stuyvesant Oval, New York Spill Date: 2022-08-08 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: fuel | ||||
Address: 317 W 47th St, New York Spill Date: 2022-06-28 Contributing Factor: Deliberate Material Name: unknown petroleum | ||||
Address: 139 E 33rd St, New York Spill Date: 2022-05-27 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #4 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 655 West 160 St, New York Spill Date: 2022-05-15 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: unknown petroleum | ||||
Address: 721 Malcom V Blvd, New York Spill Date: 2022-04-11 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: diesel | ||||
Address: 355 East 88th St, New York Spill Date: 2021-12-17 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 333 East 66th Street, New York, 10065 Spill Date: 2021-11-01 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #4 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 222 East Second St, New York Spill Date: 2021-10-08 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: unknown petroleum | ||||
Address: 95 Ave B, New York Spill Date: 2021-09-02 Contributing Factor: Storm Material Name: other - oil | ||||
Address: 237 Madison Av Apt 802, New York Spill Date: 2021-08-23 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: mercury | ||||
Address: 1 East 70th St, New York Spill Date: 2021-07-20 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: hydraulic oil | ||||
Address: 185 1st Ave, New York Spill Date: 2021-06-07 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #4 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 26 Federal Plaza, New York Spill Date: 2021-05-26 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: hydraulic oil | ||||
Address: 121 West 17th St, New York Spill Date: 2021-05-11 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #4 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 538 West 120th St, New York Spill Date: 2021-03-02 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: diesel | ||||
Address: 18 Mount Morris Park West, New York Spill Date: 2021-01-14 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 243 W 98th St, Broadway and W 98th St, New York, 10025 Spill Date: 2020-12-21 Contributing Factor: Human Error Material Name: #4 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 895 West End Ave, New York Spill Date: 2020-12-14 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #4 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 317 West 139th Street, New York Spill Date: 2020-11-18 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 193 10th Ave, New York Spill Date: 2020-11-13 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: other - TANK TEST FAILURE | ||||
Address: 666 West 133 St, New York Spill Date: 2020-11-11 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: antifreeze | ||||
Address: 725 West 135th St, New York Spill Date: 2020-09-01 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: hydraulic oil | ||||
Address: 535 E 70th St, New York Spill Date: 2020-04-27 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: hydraulic oil | ||||
Address: 514 West End Ave, New York Spill Date: 2020-03-24 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: #4 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 226 East 81st St, New York Spill Date: 2020-02-08 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 6 East 39th St, New York Spill Date: 2020-01-22 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: other - paprot ruth membraine | ||||
Address: 755 12th Ave, New York Spill Date: 2020-01-16 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: diesel | ||||
Address: 3961 10th Ave, New York Spill Date: 2019-12-25 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 55 East River Pier, New York Spill Date: 2019-12-23 Contributing Factor: Other Material Name: gasoline | ||||
Address: 7 Wards Island, New York, 10035 Spill Date: 2019-12-20 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: sodium hydroxide | ||||
Address: 725 West 135th St., New York, 10031 Spill Date: 2019-11-09 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: lube oil | ||||
Address: 71 east 94th st, new york Spill Date: 2019-11-06 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 725 W 135th St, New York Spill Date: 2019-11-03 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: lube oil | ||||
Address: 7 Wards Island, New York, 10035 Spill Date: 2019-10-21 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: hydraulic oil | ||||
Address: 2289 5th Ave, New York Spill Date: 2019-10-07 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 369 Greenwich St, New York, 10013 Spill Date: 2019-10-06 Contributing Factor: Deliberate Material Name: wastewater | ||||
Address: 755 12th Ave, New York Spill Date: 2019-08-09 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: diesel | ||||
Address: 581 West 161 Street, New York Spill Date: 2019-07-03 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 55 Avenue C, New York Spill Date: 2019-05-14 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 12 Old Broadway, New York Spill Date: 2019-05-07 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 65 East 89th St, New York Spill Date: 2019-05-01 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 89 Jane St, New York Spill Date: 2019-03-14 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: unknown material | ||||
Address: 4 New York Plaza, New York Spill Date: 2019-03-13 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: diesel | ||||
Address: 247 Dyckman St, New York Spill Date: 2019-03-07 Contributing Factor: Deliberate Material Name: unknown hazardous material | ||||
Address: 7 Wards Island, New York Spill Date: 2018-07-31 Contributing Factor: Human Error Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 637 W 49th St, New York Spill Date: 2018-04-05 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: dielectric fluid | ||||
Address: 239 Elizabeth St, New York, 10012 Spill Date: 2018-04-03 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 229 East 112th Street, Off. Add: 226 East 113th Street, New York Spill Date: 2018-03-12 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 1952 2nd Ave, New York Spill Date: 2018-02-13 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: other - PH | ||||
Address: 7 Wards Island, New York Spill Date: 2018-02-13 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: diesel | ||||
Address: 4 New York Plaza, New York, 10012 Spill Date: 2018-01-24 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: dielectric fluid | ||||
Address: 517 E 117 St, New York, 10035 Spill Date: 2018-01-17 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: diesel | ||||
Address: 525 E 75th Substation To Rainey Sub 35-8 Vernon, New York Spill Date: 2018-01-04 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: other - feeder transmission oil | ||||
Address: 242 Cherry Street, New York Spill Date: 2017-10-14 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: unknown petroleum | ||||
Address: 31 East 31st St, New York Spill Date: 2017-08-18 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure | ||||
Address: 471 Central Park West, New York Spill Date: 2017-08-03 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 637 West 49 St/351 Tuckahoe Rd, New York Spill Date: 2017-07-31 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: dielectric fluid | ||||
Address: 1552 Lexington Ave, New York Spill Date: 2017-07-20 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: antifreeze | ||||
Address: 613 West 29 St, New York Spill Date: 2017-06-21 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: unknown petroleum | ||||
Address: 423 E. 23rd Street, New York Spill Date: 2017-05-25 Contributing Factor: Other Material Name: mercury | ||||
Address: 45 Leonard St, New York Spill Date: 2017-05-09 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: dielectric fluid | ||||
Address: 45 Leonard St, New York Spill Date: 2017-04-26 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: non PCB oil | ||||
Address: 347 Convent Ave, New York Spill Date: 2017-04-19 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #4 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 237 Front St, New York Spill Date: 2017-04-13 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: dielectric fluid | ||||
Address: 121 Spring St, 90 Greene St, New York Spill Date: 2017-04-04 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 1441 Broadway, New York Spill Date: 2017-03-13 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #4 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 561 West 141st Street, New York Spill Date: 2017-02-06 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #6 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 158 First Ave, New York Spill Date: 2017-01-16 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 232 West 40 St, New York Spill Date: 2017-01-10 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: transformer oil | ||||
Address: 237 Henry Street, New York Spill Date: 2016-12-01 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 235 East 27th St, New York Spill Date: 2016-11-30 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 1185 Broadway, New York Spill Date: 2016-11-29 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: other - petroleum hydrocarbons | ||||
Address: 23 St and 6 Ave, New York Spill Date: 2016-11-17 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: feeder oil | ||||
Address: 388 3rd Ave, New York Spill Date: 2016-11-01 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: transformer oil | ||||
Address: 418 Central Park West, New York Spill Date: 2016-10-27 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: #4 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 1674 Broadway, New York Spill Date: 2016-10-07 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: #4 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 2153 Adam C Powell Blvd, New York Spill Date: 2016-09-26 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: #2 fuel oil | ||||
Address: 51 Madison Ave, New York Spill Date: 2016-09-16 Contributing Factor: Human Error Material Name: diesel | ||||
Address: 82 King Street, New York Spill Date: 2016-09-12 Contributing Factor: Unknown Material Name: unknown material | ||||
Address: 2 East 43 St, New York Spill Date: 2016-08-31 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: transformer oil | ||||
Address: 666 West 133 Street, New York Spill Date: 2016-08-16 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: diesel | ||||
Address: 725 West 135th St, New York Spill Date: 2016-08-07 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: sodium hyperchloride | ||||
Address: 666 West 132 St, New York Spill Date: 2016-07-13 Contributing Factor: Tank Test Failure Material Name: diesel | ||||
Address: 45 Leanord St, New York Spill Date: 2016-07-11 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: non PCB oil | ||||
Address: 723 East 13th St, New York Spill Date: 2016-07-01 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: dielectric fluid | ||||
Address: 7 Wards Island, New York Spill Date: 2016-05-31 Contributing Factor: Equipment Failure Material Name: hydraulic oil | ||||