Manhattan Beach: Chevron Refinery Working To Resolve Odor, Issues

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — The Chevron El Segundo Refinery is at work resolving odor issues many in the community have complained about today [Sunday, Jan. 31]. Spokesman Jeff Wilson told Manhattan Beach Patch this afternoon, "We continue to make steady progress toward routine operations and we have also been responding to community calls about the odor and have now determined the source and are working quickly to remedy it and again apologize to our neighbors."

This morning, many Manhattan Beach residents in the Tree and Sand sections awakened to notice an unpleasant odor either in their home or outside. Several residents called the Southern California Gas Company and the South Coast Air Quality Management District to report the obnoxious odor and see if its source could be located.

An SCAQMD investigator visited the Tree Section neighborhood today and placed phone calls to residents who had filed official complaints. The Chevron El Segundo Refinery spokeperson told MB Patch today, "We have remained in constant communications with all appropriate agencies including the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) who continues to monitor our operations and is on site at the refinery today. We sincerely apologize to our neighbors for this unplanned event."

The Chevron Refinery in El Segundo, which borders Manhattan Beach, experienced at least two safety flare events between last Wednesday, Jan. 27 and Thursday, Jan. 28. Said Chevron's spokesperson today, "Chevron has been actively working to remedy the unplanned issues experienced at the refinery with a fundamental focus on minimizing use of our safety flares. At no point has the safety of our plant been at risk and our safety flare systems have performed as intended and designed."

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