Home Search Emissions Pollutants About the Database


Motiva Enterprises (1406), Norco

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #112842
State Police #s09-0508
Accident Date2009-02-14
Report Date 2009-02-14
Follow-up Date 2009-02-18
Follow-up: Yes

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release
Wastewater38hrLPDES outfall 006NONONOBRQ

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Weather

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 Preventable - No

discharge was not preventable

Notes/Remedial Actions

After the rain event was over, bypass operations were stopped on February 15,2009.