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Phillips 66 (2538), Lake Charles

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #107214
State Police #08-04251
Accident Date2008-07-15
Report Date 2008-07-17
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
Oil6 h 55 mOutfall 002 to Fabacher Ditch; Outfall 003; Outfall 004NONONO84.0 gallons

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Weather

heavy rain overwhelms emergency overflow pond.

Discharge Preventable - No

Notes/Remedial Actions

Oily sewer throughout refinery backed up into process units. Oily pockets of runoff slide into ditch. Booms deployed to recover Oil. Marine Spill Response Corporation vessels dispatched as precautionary measure