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Valero (1238), Meraux
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
| State Police # | 871034 |
| Accident Date | 2008-05-15 |
| Report Date | 2008-06-06 |
| 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 |
| Gasoline | No Information Given | Hose failure | NO | NO | YES | 20.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
the cause of the spill was a hose failure while loading gasoline. Murphy suspects that the ethanol chemically degraded the hose despite the manufacturer stating that that the hose is designed to be compatible for both ethanol and gasoline.
Discharge Preventable -
Notes/Remedial Actions
This was a report by Murphy Oil to the LDEQ regarding two spills of gasoline into the Mississippi River from the refinery's dock on back to back days - see #871121 below. Murphy Oil immediately shut down the transfer line and blocked in the hose. The following day an additional 1 gallon of gasoline was released to the Miss. River as a result of a leaking valve on the loading hose. The hose is used for loading both ethanol and gasoline. Murphy Oil judged it safer not to remediate the gasoline spand allow it to dissipate. There were no reportable quantities exceedances for gasoline or benzene. The off-site impact was below reportable quantities for oil (RQ = 1 barrel) and benzene (RQ = 1- pounds. Murphy Oil is working with the hose manufactu
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