LA Bucket Brigade : Refinery Accident Database

Valero (1238), Meraux

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #	158573
tate Police #	N/A
Accident Date	2014-09-08
Report Date	2014-10-10
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

Accident Classified As: No Information Given

Cause of Problem: Maintenance/Procedures

According to the e-mail from Mr. Stubbe (Manager Environmental Engineering), the project and turnaround activities that commenced in late July continue. No Reportable Quantities (RQ) were exceeded, no emergency condition existed, and no odor complaints were received from inside or outside the plant. DEQ inspectors conducted a survey of the area on 9/16/14 and 9/24/14. The first survey found no odors in the area during surveillance, the second survey conducted found some odors in the neighborhood located on the north side of the facility. *Starting 7/28/14, the refinery executed a planned shutdown of several process units for project work and scheduled maintenance. Affected units include the Hydrocracker, the FCCU, the Alkylation Unit and the ROSE unit.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

Notes/Remedial Actions