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Motiva Enterprises (1406), Norco
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 106936 |
| State Police # | No Information Given |
| Accident Date | 2008-07-03 |
| Report Date | 2008-07-03 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Sewage | No information given | Sewer pump house, LPDES Outfall 002 | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: No Information Given
Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing
A PVC pipe failure inside the sewer pump house caused the sanitary sewage to fill the dry well of the sewer pump house and to spill out of the building. The spare pump also failed, causing a second unauthorized discharge.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
No information given.
Notes/Remedial Actions
The pumps were disabled and the spilled sanitary sewage was recovered via vacuum truck. A bypass was necessary to complete the repairs on the damaged piping. The sanitary sewage was directed to the refinery wastewater treatment system prior to mixing with the main refinery effluent. The discharge of sewage was cleaned up and treated.
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