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Valero (26003), Norco

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #93388
State Police #07-00272
Accident Date2007-01-19
Report Date 2007-01-25
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
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)No information given.Coker Unit heat exchangeNONOYES18.0 pounds

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing

Reason not stated.

Discharge Preventable -

Notes/Remedial Actions

Strange letter: Letter states the leak began on Saturday, January 20; however it also states that Ms. Dillon of the St. Charles refinery notified the LA State Police and the NRC of the leak on Friday, January 19. Also, the sample analysis taken on Friday indicated "an unusually large amount of H2S and Total VOCs from the exchanger. However, we determined that the units associated with the lab data were incorrectly reported," and they provide the quantities listed at left. This notification was mto be considered at a courtesy since no quantities exceeded the reportable amounts.