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Valero (1238), Meraux
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
| State Police # | No Information Given |
| Accident Date | 2005-07-11 |
| Report Date | 2005-07-21 |
| 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 |
| Process Water | 71 Hours | Outfall 003 | NO | NO | NO | 5,400,000.0 gallons |
| Sulfides | 71 Hours | Outfall 003 | NO | NO | NO | see above |
| Phenol | 71 Hours | Outfall 003 | NO | NO | NO | see above |
| Oil | 71 Hours | Outfall 003 | NO | NO | NO | see above |
| Grease | 71 Hours | Outfall 003 | NO | NO | NO | see above |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
Loss of sump pumps in the wastewater treatment plant cooling tower and piping system problems. Opened Outfall 003 (Emergency Stormwater Outfall) to the 20 Arpent Canal. Wastewater storage capacity was not available due to prior storm events.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
Murphy Oil set up temporary lines and pumps to bypass the plugged wastewater treatment plant biororeactor charge lines reworked sump pumps and returned lines and pumps to service. Chemicals in discharged stormwater and process water included ammonia, sulfides, phenol, oil and grease in undisclosed quanitities.
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