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Phillips 66 (2538), Lake Charles

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #103846
State Police #08-01375
Accident Date2008-03-12
Report Date 2008-03-19
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
Slop Oil0 h 10 mBallast water line in T36NONONO63.0 gallons

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing

leak in a 4-inch metal line that passes through an earthen containment levee

Discharge Preventable - Yes

Notes/Remedial Actions

EXCEEDS RQ. Oily water contained in a diked area. Vacuum truck used to collect oily water. Section of line where loss occurred was clamped. Pipeline has history of issues and has been targeted for replacement. Prior replacement would have prevented incident.