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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 103895 |
| State Police # | 08-01406 |
| Accident Date | 2008-03-13 |
| Report Date | 2008-03-20 |
| 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 |
| Vacuum Gas | No information given | 650 Transfer pipeline | NO | NO | NO | 790.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Maintenance/Procedures
6 inch line inside the plant was leaking during pressure testing
Discharge Preventable - No
Notes/Remedial Actions
Vacuum trucks deployed to recover spill; excavation and new soil to follow. This release resulted from the investigation into the cause of another release. Impacted soil removed from ground; pipeline failure being repaired
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