Sacramento’s Discovery Park boat launch temporarily closes due to petroleum spill

SACRAMENTO — The boat launch at Sacramento’s Discovery Park was closed late Thursday afternoon due to a petroleum spill, officials said.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention (OSPR) said it responded to a 24-foot vessel being salvaged in the Sacramento River.

While attempting to remove it from the water, the vessel broke apart and spilled around 20 to 40 gallons of petroleum product…

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