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Placid Refining (2366), Port Allen

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #No Information Given
State Police #No Information Given
Accident Date2008-09-01
Report Date 2008-09-09
Follow-up Date 2000-00-00
Follow-up: No

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release
Oil SheenSeveral hoursWastewater treatment facilityNONONOBRQ

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Weather

STORMS-Torrential associated with Hurricane Gustav

Discharge Preventable -

Notes/Remedial Actions

Rain caused upset in facilitys waste water treatment facility causing visible oil sheen on the Mississippi