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Valero (1238), Meraux

Releases of Oily Wastewater

LDEQ Accident Number
Accident Date		 Point Source(s) Notes Amount of Release
107973

2008-08-12		Leaking underground oily wastewater sewer line
Cause: leaking underground oily wastewater sewer line that was corroded

Followup: No Information Provided

Notes: This was a report from Murphy to LDEQ. The incident was not preventable because the source was a corroded underground sewer line. Remedial Measures - the leaking sewer line was taken out of service and replaced with a new steel line on August 25th, 2008. Soil with signs of visual contamination was excavated and disposed off-site at Woodside Landfill, LDEQ Facility # D-063-1941. The excavated area was backfilled with approx. 75 cubic yards of clean fill. The sewer in question serves the refinery'ab building, which is scheduled for demolition within 12 months, when the new lab building is completed. NOTE: Murphy states that since the leak occurred underground that it is difficult to determine the amount of the release and the time it began. N