Oil has stopped seeping into Toro Canyon Creek, and it should stay that way. Santa Barbara County has finished building a new oil-water-separator ...

As oil prices have increased, interest in downhole oil-water separators (DOWS) has returned after a 2-year lull caused by a low oil price and the nervousness of operators to install relatively ...

Emergency personnel tend to an oil leak in the area of Toro Creek on Jan. 1, 2023. (Travis Ederer / Montecito Fire Protection District photo) Santa Barbara County plans to pay $3.72 million to replace ...

BANGOR, Pa. - Settled 15 feet under the Borough of Bangor, a giant oil-water separator is set to catch a slow moving but persistent environmental pain. "Allow oil to settle on the top of the water and ...

The industry still has installed only a few downhole oil-water and gas-water separators, and the technology has languished compared with activity and expectations made during the late 1990s, according ...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a $650,000 emergency service contract last week for cleanup and ongoing maintenance of Toro Canyon Creek, a victim of multiple oil spills from an ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – On Wednesday, the County of Santa Barbara's Water Resources Division pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts in connection to oil discharges from January to July of ...