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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles

Releases of See Notes

LDEQ Accident Number
Accident Date		 Point Source(s) Notes Amount of Release
07-BB006-1240

2007-12-26		B-Dock
Cause: No information given

Followup: No

Notes: CITGO not source, sheen deemed unrecoverab
07-BB006-1239

2007-12-24		C-Dock
Cause: unknown

Followup: No

Notes: Coast Guard visits the site and assessses sheen as coming from unknown source and unrecoverable
07-BB006-1154

2007-09-02		D-Dock
Cause: see notes

Followup: No

Notes: Sheen observed near D-Dock originated from an unknown source and not from CITGO. No DEQ incident # listed. Cf. incident on 4/28/2007
07-BB006-1121

2007-07-27		Indian Marais
Cause: see notes

Followup: No

Notes: Rainbow sheen observed on Indian Marais. Coast Guard visits and reports no problem as of 19:00
08-BB006-1382

2008-09-25		A-Dock
Cause: see notes

Followup: No

Notes: Sheen was biological in nature and not from CITGO; No state police no. given, incident no. is listed as Case No. on CITGO lett
102955

2008-02-10		Flare
Cause: No information given

Followup: No

Notes: CITIZEN COMPLAINT (Tammy Alexander; Casey McCoun; Don Jones) - terrible odor, thick black smoke from fla
113098

2009-03-02		C-Dock hydraulic pipe line
Cause: Hydraulic line leak.

Followup: No

Notes: Material was identified as "biodegradable petroleum oil". Booms placed to contain the oil which leaked into the Calcasieu River at CITGO's C-Dock during an inspection of the premises.
No LDEQ Reported

2011-03-09		Barge at CITGO LCMC A-Dock
Cause: Sulfer was spilled from a contractor's barge during transfer operations at the CITGO LCMC A-Dock.

Followup: No

Notes: BRQ. No Information given regarding remedial actions. Refinery letter only. No LDEQ report included in file.