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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #138676
State Police #12-02077
Accident Date2012-04-08
Report Date 2012-04-18
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
Oil40mOil Movement D-Area Tank 75NONONO466.2 gallons

Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity

Cause of Problem: Process Upset

A release valve used to draw water leaked from an overflow. There was a spill of 11.1 barrels of contaminated water from Oil Movement D-Area Tank 75 because an open release valve overflowed.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

No Information Given.

Notes/Remedial Actions

Valve was closed. Contaminated soils will be excavated and disposed of. There is no incident report in the file. Offsite was impacted.