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Valero (1238), Meraux
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 93741 |
| State Police # | No Information Given |
| Accident Date | 2007-02-05 |
| Report Date | 2007-02-08 |
| 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 |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 8m | FLARE- Boiler feed water steam turbine pump | NO | YES | NO | 157.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Process Upset
there was a trip in the boiler feed water steam turbine pump. The backup electric pump auto started as designed but before the water level in the boiler was back to normal, there was an event that released listed amount of S02 from the flare. This is considered to be a process upset
Discharge Preventable -
Notes/Remedial Actions
Verbal Report - There is no information as to whether this accident was preventable or not. There is no information regarding any remedial measures that have been taken in regards to this incident. Note: the LDEQ writes this concerning the flare, The flare does operate as designed and at times is noisy and smokey.
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