This is a timeline of significant events associated with the two recent Chevron oil spills in the Red Butte area.
First Oil Spill: June 12, 2010
June 1, 2011
- Water Chemistry Data (162 KB)
April 6, 2011
- Macroinvertebrate Data (17 KB)
March 17, 2011
- DWQ’s Responses to Chevron’s Notice of Violation Responses to First and Second Spill
January 25, 2011
- Chevron Response to DWQ Review Comments (24.6 MB)
December 9, 2010
November 30, 2010
August 26, 2010
July 28, 2010
- Draft Clean Up Criteria (100 KB)
- Draft Clean Up Plan
July 15, 2010
July 13, 2010
July 12, 2010
June 22, 2010
- Water Tests Indicate Some Threat to Aquatic Life; Spill Contained Largely in Red Butte Creek
June 21, 2010
- Hole Size Revised
- Unified Command Outlines Recovery Plan, Pipeline Starts Up
June 20, 2010
- Congressman Matheson Briefing (22 KB)
- Oil Spill Clean-up Crews Discover Body
- Oil Recovery Efforts Continue; Pipeline Test Successful
June 19, 2010
- Unified Command Approves Test of Pipeline
June 18, 2010
- Chevron Plans to Flush Red Butte Creek (31 KB)
- Chevron Letter to Public (33 KB)
June 17, 2010
- Additional Water Quality Tests Show No Immediate Threat
June 16. 2010
June 15, 2010
- SLC Calls for Public Closure of Jordan River to Continue Oil Collection Efforts (89 KB)
- Oil Spill Samples: First Water Quality Tests Show No Immediate Threat
June 14, 2010
- Laboratory Analysis of Samples Collected (673 KB)
- DEQ Assists with Oil Spill Clean Up; Results of Water Samples to be Unveiled at Clayton Middle School
- Chevron Revises Spill Estimate
June 13, 2010
- Salt Lake City Issued Media Advisory
June 12, 2010
- First Red Butte Oil Spill
Second Oil Spill: December 2, 2010
January 25, 2011
January 20, 2011
December 16, 2011
December 12, 2010
December 9, 2010
December 7, 2010
December 6, 2010
- Cleanup Continues, Water/Soil Tests to be Reviewed
December 2, 2010
- Aerial Photo (619 KB)
- A New Chevron Oil Spill