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Alon Refining (3116), Krotz Springs

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #131573
State Police #11-03219
Accident Date2011-06-02
Report Date 2011-06-07
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

Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)

Cause of Problem: Process Upset

Alon Refinery notified SPOC of a planned start up the facility scheduled for 6/2/11 as a precautionary measure due to the potential to exceed reportable quantities into the air during start up.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

No Information Given.

Notes/Remedial Actions

The letter confirms that no reportable quantity air releases associated with the start up occurred, and notification was for courtesy purposes only. No information as to what was released, if anything, or quantities of anything that may have been released.