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Motiva Enterprises (1406), Norco
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 76659 |
| State Police # | No Information Given |
| Accident Date | 2005-01-31 |
| Report Date | 2005-02-03 |
| Follow-up Date | 2005-04-20 |
| Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Sewage | No information given | Sanitary sewer discharge line | NO | NO | NO |
Accident Classified As: No Information Given
Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket
A leak developed on the sanitary sewer discharge line serving the Central Maintenance Shop due to the failure of the connecting nipple between the discharge piping and the sewer drain line. The sanitary sewage was routed to the refinery wastewater treatment system and subsequently discharged through LPDES Outfall 002, bypassing a portion of the treatment process.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
A vacuum truck was stationed at the location to collect additional sanitary sewage which might be released during repair operations. Repairs to the line were completed and flow returned to normal on February 2, 2005.
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