## Spill Incidents | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation | Open Data NY

The source code outlining how this product gathers, transforms, revises and publishes its datasets is available at <https://github.com/rearc-data/environment-spill-incidents-ny-open-data>.

### Main Overview

The dataset file included with this product is provided in CSV format. README files are also included to offer context on data fields used throughout the dataset files. The specific files included with each revisions may vary.

This dataset contains records of spills of petroleum and other hazardous materials. Under State law and regulations, spills that could pollute the lands or waters of the state must be reported by the spiller (and, in some cases, by anyone who has knowledge of the spill). Examples of what may be included in a spill record includes: Administrative information (DEC region and unique seven-digit spill number). Program facility name. Spill date/time. Location. Spill source and cause. Material(s) and material type spilled. Quantity spilled and recovered. Units measured. Surface water bodies affected. Close date (cleanup activity finished and all paperwork completed).

### Data Source

The Spill Incidents dataset is provided by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Remediation through the [Open Data NY](https://data.ny.gov) portal.

### More Information

* Source: [The New York State's Official Website | Open Data NY](https://data.ny.gov)

* [Spill Incidents | NY State](https://data.ny.gov/Energy-Environment/Spill-Incidents/u44d-k5fk)

* License: [OPEN Data NY Terms Of Use](https://data.ny.gov/dataset/OPEN-NY-Terms-Of-Use/77gx-ii52)

* Frequency: Monthly

* Format: CSV

### Contact Details

* If you find any issues with or have enhancement ideas for this product, open up a GitHub [issue](https://github.com/rearc-data/environment-spill-incidents-ny-open-data/issues) and we will gladly take a look at it. Better yet, submit a pull request. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated :heart:.

* If you are looking for specific open datasets currently not available on ADX, please submit a request on our project board [here](https://github.com/orgs/rearc-data/projects/1).

* If you have questions about the source data, please contact The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation at derweb@dec.ny.gov.

* If you have any other questions or feedback, send us an email at data@rearc.io.

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