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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #93364
State Police #07-00255
Accident Date2007-01-18
Report Date 2007-01-25
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
OilNo information givenUnknown. Possibly storage tank #88 at Indian Marais or west ditch at Clifton Ridge substation.NONONOBRQ

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: No Information Given

No information given

Discharge Preventable -

Notes/Remedial Actions

Initial caller Doris Breckenridge indicates spill may be from storage tank #88. Subsequent call from Terry Chretien states that sheen is not from this facility, an assessment that is restated in Citgo's letter of 1/25/07. Boom with absorbent pads was used to soak up sheen. According to letter of 1/25/07, US Coast Guard surveyed the sheen on 1/19/07 and had no issues with the inciden