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New York DEC Petroleum & Hazardous Material Spills by Site: 2026 statistics from 1,888 public records
The most common material is Petroleum: 1,476 of 1,888 records (78.2%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: New York State DEC Spill Incidents database (data.ny.gov)).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from New York State DEC Spill Incidents database (data.ny.gov)
Key findings
- Zalwin's NySpillIncidentPulse dataset holds 1,888 NySpillIncidentPulse records dated 2026-05-01 to 2026-10-30 (as of 2026-11-03; source: New York State DEC Spill Incidents database (data.ny.gov)). #
- The most common material is Petroleum: 1,476 of 1,888 records (78.2%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: New York State DEC Spill Incidents database (data.ny.gov)). #
- Across 885 records with a stated quantity (gallons), the total is 670,887 and the median is 5; the largest is 500,000 (Hoosick Falls Landfill Pump Station) (as of 2026-11-03; source: New York State DEC Spill Incidents database (data.ny.gov)). #
- The top 10% of records by quantity (gallons) (89 of 885) account for 98.9% of the total (as of 2026-11-03; source: New York State DEC Spill Incidents database (data.ny.gov)). #
- 218 of 1,888 records (11.5%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-03 (source: New York State DEC Spill Incidents database (data.ny.gov)). #
NySpillIncidentPulse records by material
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Petroleum | 1,476 | 78.2% |
| Other material | 367 | 19.4% |
| Hazardous material | 45 | 2.4% |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 1,888 public records dated 2026-05-01 to 2026-10-30; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: New York State DEC Spill Incidents database (data.ny.gov). Refreshed automatically about every 24 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-03.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated quantity (gallons).
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "NySpillIncidentPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-03), https://zalwin.com/research/nyspillincidentpulse
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