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Accident # | 112842 |
State Police # | s09-0508 |
Accident Date | 2009-02-14 |
Report Date | 2009-02-14 |
Follow-up Date | 2009-02-18 |
Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Wastewater | 38hr | LPDES outfall 006 | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As:
On February 13, 2009 a rain event occurred in the NORCO area causing the SWIB to fill rapidly in a short period of time. After the SWIB exceeded its capacity level, the LPDES Outfall 006 was opened. Opening of the LPDES outfall 006 allowed the discharge to enter Engineers canal and bypass entering the waste water treatment facility
discharge was not preventable
After the rain event was over, bypass operations were stopped on February 15,2009.
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