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Valero (1238), Meraux
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 96168 |
| State Police # | 07-02448 |
| Accident Date | 2007-05-12 |
| Report Date | 2007-05-17 |
| 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 |
| Crude Oil | No Information Given | High point vent valve on Tank 250-1 injection pump | NO | NO | NO | 2,100.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
the source of the spill was a high point vent valve that was left open on the Tank 250-1 injection pump.
Discharge Preventable -
Notes/Remedial Actions
There is no information as to whether this incident was preventable or not. Remedial Measures - Murphy Oil deployed containment booms and recovered the free liquids with vacuum trucks. Soil with signs of visual contamination is being removed for proper disposal. Note: could this be caused by human error????
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