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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 124963 |
| State Police # | 10-04014 |
| Accident Date | 2010-07-18 |
| Report Date | 2010-07-22 |
| 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 |
| Alkylate | No information Given | No Information Given | NO | NO | NO | 525.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
LDEQ report states, "a vacuum truck was left overnight with a load of caustic alkali liquid and developed a leak from a valve on the truck."
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
BRQ. Refinery letter states that no reportable quantities were exceeded. A second truck was used to vacuum the caustic alkali liquid up and it was disposed of. Leaked between 10-15 bbls of the liquid.
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