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LDEQ Accident Number Accident Date |
Point Source(s) | Notes | Amount of Release |
82750 2005-10-03 | No Information Given | Cause: Plant start-up, possible release. Hurricane Rita. Followup: Notes: Incident source investigation finding is: "Hurricane Rita". Rita landfall at Johnson's Bayou was 9/24/05. There is no letter from the refinery - only the verbal report. | |
88680 2006-06-19 | Container | Cause: Spill caused by containers overflowing due to heavy rain. Fuel #5 discharged from outfall 001. Followup: No Notes: Outfall boomed and absorbent pads picked up product. No report from the refinery. Verbal report only. | #5 Fuel Oil: 10.0 gallons |
No LDEQ Reported 2007-03-31 | Rainwater Sump | Cause: Due to excessive rainfall, the junction box over filled into the storm water drain. Sheen spotted flowing out of outfall 002. Followup: Notes: Oil cleaned up under US Coast Guard observation. Absorbent booms placed near the junction box and near Outfall 002 and 001. | Crude Oil: 1.0 gallons |
109067 2008-09-14 | Unknown | Cause: Rainbow colored sheen on the Calcasieu River near refinery dock after Hurricane Ike Followup: Yes Notes: Verbal report was made but no written report followed. Sheen is of unknown origin and cause. | |
156643 2014-06-10 | Oil Water System | Cause: After a heavy rainfall the sewer backed up causing the oil water system to overflow. Crude oil overflowed out of the process units and was released out of the outfall and into the river resulting in a rainbow sheen. Approximately 5 gallons of crude oil was released into containment and 0.5 gallons were released into the Calcasieu River before the valve for the outfall was turned off. A vacuum truck picked up the oil in the containment area. Followup: No Notes: The report states that it is unknown if the water supply is contaminated and it does not mention how the river water was cleaned. Nor is there a duration given. | Crude Oil: 5.0 gallons |
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