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Chalmette Refining (1376), Chalmette
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
| State Police # | 05-03592 |
| Accident Date | 2005-06-01 |
| Report Date | 2005-06-07 |
| 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 Fuel | 4h 35m | C8901 - meter station sump vessel | NO | NO | YES | 21.3 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
Sump vent overfilled due to a failed check valve which allowed pressure from the discharge pump on a common discharge pipe to back pressure in sump vent C8901
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
BELOW REPORTABLE QUANTITIES. All draining and pumping of vessels on the Dock 2 meter platform was stopped. Personnel attempted to capture the overflow with buckets. Hard boom was deployed in order to capture the sheen. Absorbent materials were used in order to clean up the sheen and residual diesel.
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