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Valero (1238), Meraux
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
| State Police # | 12-07648 |
| Accident Date | 2012-12-02 |
| Report Date | 2012-12-04 |
| 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 |
| Crude Oil | No Information Given | flange on barge | NO | NO | NO | 2.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Human Factors
Spill of crude oil from a barge at the refinery's Mississippi river dock.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
The responsible party for the spill was the transportation firm, where the spill originated from a flange on their barge. Valero deployed a boat and booms to mitigate as much of the spill as possible.
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