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Motiva Enterprises (2719), Convent
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
| State Police # | No Information Given |
| Accident Date | 2011-03-09 |
| Report Date | 2011-03-10 |
| 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 |
| None | 1h | Tank 37T-315 | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Weather
STORMS. Excess rainwater accumulated at site during severe rainstorm causing Surge Tank (37T-315) to fill. Tank level gauge malfunctioned indicating level was lower than actual water level causing secondary seal to breach, but letter states that no material was released.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
Upon discovering malfunction, operations were shutdown to drain water to another surge tank, which then lowered the level in Tank 37T-315 within an hour and primary seal remained intact. There was no spill nor were there any other emissions exceedances related to this event. They claim that the apparent excursion of the secondary seal general requirement did not cause an emergency condition as defined in LAC 33:I:3905. In addition, Motiva upholds the claim that the incident was due to the occurrence of an upset.
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