The City of Oakland Public Works Department has referred this issue to EBMUD,. Please contact that department to follow-up (see "Other Helpful Links" at http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/Connect/ReportaProblem/index.htm#Links).

Here are some important City of Oakland contact points:
* Abandoned Autos: 510-777-8622 (abandoned vehicles on public street after 3 days)
* Animal Control: 510-535-5602 (live animals) or 510-535-4888 (dead animals)
* Code Enforcement: 510-238-3381 (blighted private properties, deteriorated buildings, inoperable vehicles on private property)
* Drug Hotline: 510-238-3784 (tips) or 510-777-3211 (in progress)
* Parking Citations: 800-500-6484 (parking citation assistance center, pay or appeal a citation) or 510-238-3099 (enforcement)
* Prostitution Hotline: 510-238-2373 (tips) or 510-777-3211 (in progress)

Thank you.

Ok I see an email address and phone number.
(866) 403-2683 (fire hydrants, clear water leaks, flooding, graffiti)
Email: custsvc@ebmud.com

I have little faith that this will ever get addressed but I will call and email.

So I have meant to get back to this issue. I actually had a very good experience with EBMUD. I emailed and after a month, I got a phone call from someone at EBMUD, I explained my issue to her and she said that they would send out a truck to check it out. I heard nothing for a few weeks, but got a call back from the same woman. She said the truck didn't find a leak. I re-explained where the leak was and she said they were looking about a half block too far down park.

Well, she came out to the location herself and tested the water.
When she called back, I was stunned with how detailed her explanation was.
She said the water had no chlorine/chloramine in it, which means it was not coming from a tap water leak.
She tested it for other substances that ruled out a sewer leak. And finally the mineral content implicated that this was just a natural spring that is surfacing at the edge of the AmPm

there were a lot more details she said that her testing did to rule out that the leaks were coming from any building or the gas station.

Her response was clear, scientific and utterly convincing. She probably called me back about 4 times over the course of EBMUD looking into it.

I wish I had written down her name to thank her specifically in this issue.
you can't stop a natural spring, and the algae living in the runoff are lucky and likely be there for a long while.