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Motiva Enterprises (2719), Convent
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 93890 |
| State Police # | 07-00657 |
| Accident Date | 2007-02-10 |
| Report Date | 2007-02-15 |
| Follow-up Date | 2007-05-30 |
| Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| FCCU Feed | 37 h 30 m | West Tank Farm | NO | NO | NO | 26,500.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket
PUL Operations stopped a transfer of FCCU Feed from tank 20D-10 via pump 21G-48 and noticed a hydrocarbon odor in the are during the process. FCCU Feed was discovered by PUL Operations within tank 20D-10's dike area. The release source was identified as a pump flushing station for pump 21G-48. Cause of release was an open high-point vent valve with a removed cap on the discharge of a product pump. Release source id'd as a pump flushing station for pump 21G-48
Discharge Preventable - Yes
Notes/Remedial Actions
85 bbls was released to soil. A "Learning from Incident" was written and shared to refinery personnel. A focus team was formed to discuss a system to assure caps and plugs are in place and evaluate options to reduce missing caps and plugs.
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