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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 79720 |
| State Police # | 05-03831 |
| Accident Date | 2005-06-09 |
| Report Date | 2005-06-15 |
| 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 |
| Oil | 2h 16m | F-7 blow down drum | NO | NO | NO | 218.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Equipment Design
A-Topper Desalted Crude 301JP1B pump tripped causing F10 Desalter relief valve to open to the F7 blow down drum resulting in spill of crude from oily water sewer box located east of blow down drum
Discharge Preventable - No
Notes/Remedial Actions
The design of the sewer box could not contain the volume of material released.
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