Editing Oakdale, California (section)

===Contamination===
There have been several local releases of [[toxic]] chemicals that have resulted in [[soil contamination]] and [[aquifer]] [[water contamination]]. Examples of these releases are:<ref>''[[Phase I Environmental Site Assessment]], Parcels 64-22-11; 64-22-12; 64-22-13; 64-22-29, Oakdale, California'', Earth Metrics Report 10221, October 19, 1989</ref>

* Beacon Service Station, 1590 East F Street, Oakdale. This release was a fuel leak caused by an underground tank failure in 1985.  Approximately 2,000 gallons of product was released into the environment. The groundwater has been contaminated with reported [[benzene]] concentrations as high as 1790 parts per billion. Soil [[Environmental remediation|remediation]] began as early as 1989.
* Chevron Service Station, 346 East F Street, Oakdale. An unknown quantity of gasoline was released. The release was discovered on May 25, 1987, through a site inspection. Groundwater is contaminated and cleanup work ensued.
* Cruse Brothers, 663 South Yosemite Avenue, Oakdale. [[Diesel fuel]] contamination was discovered on November 11, 1988, during the removal of a 30-year-old steel 500-gallon tank. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board sent an Enforcement Action Letter on January 23, 1989.