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Valero (1238), Meraux
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 76080_a |
| State Police # | 05-0067 |
| Accident Date | 0200-01-10 |
| Report Date | 2005-01-24 |
| 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 |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 8 Hours 30 M | South Flare | NO | YES | NO | 40,761.0 pounds |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 8 Hours 30 M | Sulfur Recovery Unit Incinerator #3 | NO | YES | NO | 451.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Maintenance/Procedures
It was hard to figure out what is going on. The report stated that it happened because they re started the Sour Water Stripper but it didn't say why it needed to be re started.
Discharge Preventable -
Notes/Remedial Actions
Note that this is additional information to the incident reported on 1.10.05
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