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Motiva Enterprises (1406), Norco
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 138462 |
| tate Police # | N/A |
| Accident Date | 2012-04-02 |
| Report Date | 2012-04-04 |
| 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 |
| Sewage | 5m | Rubber boot in sewer line on Berth 1 | NO | NO | NO | 1.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As: No Information Given
Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing
Through a small hole in a rubber boot on the sewer line in Berth 1, sewer water was spilled to the Mississippi River. The released material did not go through the wastewater treatment facility. Normally, the sewer line is routed to the refinery wastewater treatment facilities and then to the Mississippi River via LPDES Outfall 002.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
The refinery letter states that the event was unanticipated, but it does not explicitly address whether or not it was anticipatable.
Notes/Remedial Actions
Operations isolated the sewer line, stopping the release. Maintenance replaced the rubber boot on the sewer line at Berth 1 with a new rubber boot.
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