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Valero (26003), Norco
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 100504 |
| State Police # | No Information Given |
| Accident Date | 2007-10-24 |
| Report Date | 2007-10-31 |
| 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 |
| Crude Oil/Oily material | 3 h 0 m | Bypass valve on Oil tank | NO | NO | NO | 210.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: No Information Given
No information given.
Discharge Preventable -
Notes/Remedial Actions
On Oct 24, 2007, an operator found that the wastewater pond had oily material floating on the surface. The source was a partially opened bypass valve. Refinery personnel used absorbent boom to contain the oil. They also had mobilized oil spill responsepersonnel to assist in recovering and containing the oil. The oil was contained in the ponds and was not discharged off-site and/or through any outfall. The cause of the open valve is under investigaiton.
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