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Accident # | 144819 |
State Police # | 12-07487 |
Accident Date | 2012-11-20 |
Report Date | 2012-11-26 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Creosote (Coal Tar) | NIG | NIG | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
There is construction going on and a creosote sheen appeared on the water as a result.
Sheen caused by the planned demolition of treated wood pilings. The demolition work is required to maintain the dock structures in a safe operating condition.
There was construction going on and a creosote sheen appeared on the water as a result. On 11/20/12, at 1:46 pm, a self reported incident was called in by Charles Curet with Phillips 66 about a sheen discovered at the facility's dock located in Clooney Loop of the Calcasieu Rover. Work was being done at the doc and creosote pilings were being removed. The facility anticipated sheen being emitted from the pilings upon removal and had contacted the USCG prior to the start-up of this project. USCG MST 2 Meritt had instructed the facility to make an initial report the first time sheen was produced, but not to worry about reporting any additional sheening created by this project as long as it was contained. On 11/26/12, they confirmed the reporting strategy given to the facility and stated that the area is and will remain contained with boom, and ES&H is and will remain at the scene until the project is completed (approximately 3 weeks) ES&H used absorbent pads to remove sheen from the water. Material went offsite and was released to surface water. No off-site protectice action was taken.
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