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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #82331
State Police #05-06531
Accident Date2005-09-19
Report Date 2005-10-04
Follow-up Date 2005-10-17
Follow-up: Yes

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release

Accident Classified As: No Information Given

Cause of Problem: Weather

Start up of B Sour Water Stripper.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

Notes/Remedial Actions

The start up of B Sour water Stripper will be a part of facility wide start up after Hurricane Rita. The unit was shut down on September 19 to clean the feed/effluent exchanges, however, the unit was not restarted due to facility wide shutdown in preparation for Hurricane Rita. All releases associated with shut down and start up after the hurricane will be calculated under one incident number 05-05764