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Calumet Lubricants 8 (1214), Shreveport

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #79672
State Police #No Information Given
Accident Date2005-05-20
Report Date 2005-06-06
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
Diesel Fuel1 hour 0 minTank 185NONOYES210.0 gallons

Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity

Cause of Problem: No Information Given

Spill of diesel inside dike wall at Tank 185, cause unknown.

Discharge Preventable - Yes

Notes/Remedial Actions

Notice of the problem was not received until June 7th; the remedial action taken was to get the vac truck there - can't see how that will prevent the occurrence in future. The letter from the Refinery is dated June 8th, the stamps are on June 6th and 7th but the call wasn't made until June 8th.