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Calcasieu Refining (3585), Lake Charles

Causal Factor: No Information Given

LDEQ Accident Number
Accident Date		 Point Source(s) Notes Amount of Release
108626

2008-09-02		None Reported
Cause: No Information Given

Followup: No

Notes: Small amount of diesel spilled in to the Calcasieu River when a barge being loaded with diesel was over filled. Booms deployed to recover material.
151176

2013-09-21		No Information Given
Cause: Cause is Unknown. An approximate 20' x 5" sheen was discovered at the end of the Calcasieu Refining Outfall Ditch. The facility had 8.10" of rainfall in less than 24 hours which could have resulted in some runoff leaving the facility and being the possible source of the sheen.

Followup: No

Notes: The hydrocarbon creating the sheen was unrecoverable. This incident will be discussed during this facility's next compliance evaluation inspection. On 9/21/13 at 14:16, an incident was reported to the National Response Center concerning a sheen in the Calcasieu River. The incident was reported by Don Johnson, Calcasieu Refining Environmental Manager. An approximate 20' X 5" sheen was discovered at the end of the Calcasieu Refining Outfall Ditch. According to Mr. Johnson, the facility had 8.10" of rainfall in less than 24 hours which could have resulted in some runoff leaving the facility and being the possible source of the sheen. The hydrocarbon creating the sheen was unrecoverable. This incident will be discussed during this facility's next compliance evaluation inspection. No refinery letter from the Calcasieu Refining Company was located by LABB as of 2/10/2014.