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Valero (1238), Meraux
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 95936 |
| State Police # | 07-02287 |
| Accident Date | 2007-05-04 |
| Report Date | 2007-05-11 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No Information Provided |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| #6 Oil | No Information Given | Secondary containment area of Tank 80-7 | NO | NO | NO | 168.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Weather
the spill was discovered on 5/5/2007 at 7:30. As a result of heavy rainfall on the afternoon of 5/4/2007, rainwater flowed into an open tank man way which had been removed for maintenance. The rainwater displaced some of the oil remaining in the tank resulting in the spill
Discharge Preventable -
Notes/Remedial Actions
There is no information as to whether this incident was preventable or not. Remedial Measures - Murphy Oil recovered the free liquids with a vacuum truck. Soil with signs of visual contamination is being removed for proper disposal. According to the LDEQ report, Stephen Faller of Murphy Oil stated that no material left the site and that a vacuum truck was used to remove the water/oil for proper treatment/disposal and any impacted soils were removed by a contractor for disposal at Woodside Lanl.
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