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Calumet Lubricants 8 (1214), Shreveport
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 149294 |
| State Police # | 13-02707 |
| Accident Date | 2013-06-18 |
| Report Date | 2013-06-19 |
| 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 Paraffinic | 1h | Waste Water Treatment | NO | NO | NO | 210.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As: No Information Given
Cause of Problem: Weather
On June 18, 2013 at approximately 3:30 PM there was a release from Calumet's waste water treatment unit. The release of crude oil in the refinery was from sewer overflows following a heavy rain event.
Discharge Preventable - No
Heavy rainfall caused flooding.
Notes/Remedial Actions
immediate corrective action was to begin containment of spilled material. Remedial action was utilizing a vacuum truck to remove spilled oil. Although the facility did not offer any information in their 7 day letter regarding the Reportable Quantities that were exceeded by this event, the RQ for crude oil (which is 42 gallons or 1 barrel) was exceeded since there was 5 barrels of crude released during this event.
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