With the cleanup of thousands of gallons of oil from a spill last month ongoing, three companies have been cited for violations related to the incident.
On May 22, Camarillo Drilling was conducting drilling operations for a fiber optic line on behalf of HP Communications near the intersection of E. Cesar Chavez and Eastern avenues. Crews struck a 16-inch pipeline, which resulted in approximately 24,654 gallons of crude oil dumping into the street and storm drains — more than 10 times the initial estimates made by first responders at the time of the incident.
The oil soon made its way to Long Beach, where crews were seen cleaning up the river between Willow Street and Pacific Coast Highway…