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Placid Refining (2366), Port Allen
Releases in 2008
| LDEQ Accident Number Accident Date |
Point Source/Release | Cause | Notes |
| 111650 2008-12-28 | Point Source(s): No Information Given Pollutant(s):No Information Given - 0 | Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure The cat gas hydrotreater was shutdown as a result of the FCC unit shutdown and this failure resulted in flaring during startup. | Heat tracing has been installed on the discharge flow transmitters. |
| 111650 2008-12-28 | Point Source(s): FLARE Pollutant(s):No Information Given - 0 pounds | Cause of Problem: No Information Given no information given | Due to the FCC unit being down the Hydroheater had to shut down which caused flaring during start up. |
| 111382 2008-12-12 | Point Source(s): No Information Given Pollutant(s):No Information Given - BRQ | Cause of Problem: Power Failure the power failure is due to a failed circuit breaker. this power failure resulted in upset conditions in several Placid's process units. These upset conditions caused necessary heavy flaring until the units be could returned to the normal operations. Also the power failure caused a flange to leak in FCCU. | electrical department fixed the failed circuit breaker. Working to redesign the breaker in question. |
| 111382 2008-12-12 | Point Source(s): FLARE FCCU/Flange Leak Pollutant(s):No Information Given - 0 pounds | Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure Failed circuit breaker | Facility's electrical department is working to redesign breaker |
| 110039 2008-10-13 | Point Source(s): Vacuum gas oil line Pollutant(s):Asphalt Resin - 0 pounds Butane - 0 pounds Light Vacuum Gas Oil - 0 pounds | Cause of Problem: Human Factors Operator error | Report states 'undetermined amounts' of pollutants emittedFire, water, and other materials that were not consumed were collected inside the curbed process and routed to Placid's waste water treatment facility. |
| 109577 2008-09-24 | Point Source(s): FLARE Pollutant(s):No Information Given - 0 pounds | Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure Sulfur recovery unit out of service | Sour water off-gases with Hydrogen Sulfide being flared while sulfur recovery unit down. Incident #109595 serves as follow up and sour gases taken out of flare and put back into sulfur recovery unit 9/25/2008. |
| 109177 2008-09-16 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: Start Up, Shut Down | N/A, unit start-up is a normal occurrence. |
| 109177 2008-09-16 | Point Source(s): FLARE w/smoke Pollutant(s):Smoke - 0 pounds | Cause of Problem: Start Up, Shut Down Start up of FCC unit | no information given |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2008-09-01 | Point Source(s): waste water treatment plant Pollutant(s):Oil - BRQ | Cause of Problem: Weather Torrential rains associated with Hurricane Gustave caused in Placid's waste water treatment facility resulting in sheen on the Missippi river. | remedical actions taken, or to be taken to stop unauthorized discharges or recover pollutants. |
| No Information Given 2008-09-01 | Point Source(s): Wastewater treatment facility Pollutant(s):Oil Sheen - BRQ | Cause of Problem: Weather STORMS-Torrential associated with Hurricane Gustav | Rain caused upset in facilitys waste water treatment facility causing visible oil sheen on the Mississippi |
| 109744 2008-09-01 | Point Source(s): Flare Pollutant(s):No Information Given - 0 pounds | Cause of Problem: Start Up, Shut Down Power failure caused unplanned shutdown/start up which caused flaring | no information given |
| 108388 2008-08-26 | Point Source(s): Valve on heat exchanger Pollutant(s):Smoke - 0 pounds | Cause of Problem: Human Factors Maintenance error during turnaround | Vent line valve left open causing crude to ignite. Reiterated startup procedures to operators |
| 107894 2008-08-01 | Point Source(s): Wastewater treatment facility Pollutant(s):Oil - 236 pounds | Cause of Problem: Weather Torrential rains caused waste water bypass | Placid's contract response organization was activated to respond to any potential discharge resulting from this bypass. |
| 105780 2008-05-20 | Point Source(s): Flare at #2 Sulfur Plant Pollutant(s):Sulfur Dioxide - 2,606 pounds - 0 pounds - 0 pounds | Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure Instrument failure lead to an upset in Placid's #2 Sulfur Plant requiring acid gas be sent to the flare. | Replaced instrument in question. PLacid's flare does not have a permit limit for sulfur dioxide. |
| 105780 2008-05-20 | Point Source(s): FLARE Pollutant(s):Sulfur Dioxide - 2,606 pounds | Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure Instrumentation failure caused acid gas to be sent to flare | Placid's instrument dept. put the failed instrument in question |
| 105638 2008-05-15 | Point Source(s): Wastewater treatment facility Pollutant(s):No Information Given - 0 | Cause of Problem: Weather Torrential rains | Torrential rains overwhelmed the waste water treament system causing necessary temporary bypass |
| 105345 2008-05-04 | Point Source(s): Gasoline Storage Tank #67 Pollutant(s):Gasoline - 52,500 gallons | Cause of Problem: Human Factors Operator error | Refinery states that they are taking steps to enhance automatic tank monitoring to allow for redundant alarm and control mechanism. One worker had a bruised shoulder during cleanup. |
| 102417 2008-01-18 | Point Source(s): No Information Given Pollutant(s):Hydrocarbon - 0 | Cause of Problem: No Information Given xxxxxxxx | Hydrocarbon contamination to soil. Majority of material removed from soil and will be disposed of in accordance with applicable regulations. |
| 109231 2007-09-16 | Point Source(s): Boiler water system Pollutant(s):Oil Sheen - 0 | Cause of Problem: No Information Given xxxxxxxx | Boiler water system was isolated from the river and source is being investigated and will be repaired. |
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