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Motiva Enterprises (1406), Norco

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #113913
State Police #s09-1014
Accident Date2009-04-02
Report Date 2009-04-02
Follow-up Date 2009-04-09
Follow-up: Yes

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release
Crude Oil15m3-inch de-watering hose lineNONONO42.0 pounds
Benzene15m3-inch de-watering hose lineNONOYESBRQ

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing

After de-watering a RU gasoline take (F-456) and 2 crude oil tanks (A-413 and A-416) it was noticed that there was a leak coming from a 3 inch de-watering hose. This leak was linked to a corrosion in that 3-inch de-watering line. As a result of the incident, both crude oil and benzene vapor were released

Discharge Preventable - No

Notes/Remedial Actions

the corroding line was isolated and clamped while booms were put in the ditch as a way to prevent further migration of the released material. A pumper truck was used to recover the compounds released, and these compounds were discharged into the refineries slop oil system. contaminated soil was disposed of sent to an on-site landfill. Waste water that was contaminated received full treatment before being discharged