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Motiva Enterprises (2719), Convent
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 155952 |
| State Police # | 14-02085 |
| Accident Date | 2014-05-12 |
| Report Date | 2014-05-15 |
| 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 |
| Ammonia | 9h 31m | LUI West Tank Farm, Tank 20D-2 | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
| Phosphoric Acid | 9h 31m | LUI West Tank Farm, Tank 20D-2 | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
Waste water containing ammonia salts and phosphoric acid leaked through a roll-off box and a secondary-containment unit that had a small hole. The box and the collapsible secondary-containment unit were themselves inside an earthen containment. Both the primary and secondary containment systems failed in this case. The incident occurred at the LUI West Tank Farm, Tank 20D-2.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
Letter did not indicate that any remediation activities had occurred, nor that the containment units had been replaced or repaired.
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