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Motiva Enterprises (1406), Norco
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 81353 |
| State Police # | 05-2849 |
| Accident Date | 2005-08-16 |
| Report Date | 2005-08-18 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Sanitary Sewage | No information given | Sanitary sewer lift station | NO | NO | NO | 50.0 gallons |
| Sanitary Sewage | No information given | Wastewater treatment facility, LPDES Outfall 06 | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: No Information Given
Cause of Problem: Maintenance/Procedures
A portion of the treatment process for the released material was bypassed -- traced to maintenance work performed on 08/11/05 to install a conduit seal on the lift station; the lift station was incorrectly re-wired after the installation, which disabled the automatic start function of the lift station pump.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
Control switch on sanitary lift station pump was switched from automatic to manual position, starting the pump and stopping overflow. A vacuum truck was used to removed the liquid from the lift station and prevent additional overflow. While a portion of the process was bypassed, Motiva noted that the material did receive treatment prior to discharg
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