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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles

Releases of Sodium Hydroxide

LDEQ Accident Number
Accident Date		 Point Source(s) Notes Amount of Release
101044

2007-11-14		B-700 Combustor at the Waste Water Treatment Plant
Cause: @ B-700 Combustor causes fire

Followup: No

Notes: Flaring catches grass and a truck on fire. DEQ on 11/27/2007 defers incident until futher investigation can be completed.
100826

2007-11-07		Tank 187 Peabody Acid Line
Cause: mechanical failure causes leak in fiber reinforced plastic pipe area of Tank 187 Peabody Acid Line

Followup: No

Notes: Procedures for placing lines into service to prevent recurrence are being reviewed. Vacuum trucks used to pick up the liquid and R&R Construction was contracted for soil remediation		2,128.0 pounds