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Chalmette Refining (1376), Chalmette

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #94825
State Police #07-01406
Accident Date2007-03-22
Report Date 2007-03-29
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
Sludge5 h 0 mCRLLC ShipmentNONONO64,000.0 pounds

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Other

see notes. CRLLC accidentally sends hazardous waste to landfill

Discharge Preventable - Yes

Notes/Remedial Actions

CRLLC promptly notified Woodside Landfill on 3/22/07. Woodside isolated the waste an implemented their waste rejection plan. By 3/24/07 PM, 440 tons of waste were containerized into 25 roll-off boxes, removed from the facility and transported for interim storage.