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Valero (26003), Norco
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 109833 |
| State Police # | 08-06451 |
| Accident Date | 2008-10-04 |
| Report Date | 2008-10-06 |
| 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 |
| Vacuum Gas Oil | 6 h 0 m | Tank - T-130-9 | NO | NO | NO | 2,100,000.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Corrosion
tank leaking VGO through floor
Discharge Preventable - No
Notes/Remedial Actions
Emergency team mobilized to pump VGO to another tank. Emergency respose company contracted to recover non-pumpable VGO and perform soil remediation. Valero will begin to use acoustical testing on all of its tanks.
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