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Calcasieu Refining (3585), Lake Charles
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 156643 |
| tate Police # | N/A |
| Accident Date | 2014-06-10 |
| Report Date | 2014-06-16 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Crude Oil | No Information Given | Oil Water System | NO | NO | NO | 5.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As: No Information Given
Cause of Problem: Weather
After a heavy rainfall the sewer backed up causing the oil water system to overflow. Crude oil overflowed out of the process units and was released out of the outfall and into the river resulting in a rainbow sheen. Approximately 5 gallons of crude oil was released into containment and 0.5 gallons were released into the Calcasieu River before the valve for the outfall was turned off. A vacuum truck picked up the oil in the containment area.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
The report states that it is unknown if the water supply is contaminated and it does not mention how the river water was cleaned. Nor is there a duration given.
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