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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles

Releases of Vacuum Gas

LDEQ Accident Number
Accident Date
Point Source(s) Notes Amount of Release
103895

2008-03-13
650 Transfer pipeline
Cause: 6 inch line inside the plant was leaking during pressure testing

Followup: No

Notes: Vacuum trucks deployed to recover spill; excavation and new soil to follow. This release resulted from the investigation into the cause of another release. Impacted soil removed from ground; pipeline failure being repaired
790.0 gallons