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Accident # | 94667 |
State Police # | 07-0794 |
Accident Date | 2007-03-15 |
Report Date | 2007-03-20 |
Follow-up Date | 2007-04-09 |
Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sewage | 30m | Sewer sump servicing DU-4 and DU-5 Units | NO | NO | NO | 10.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
A sewer pump servicing the DU-4 and DU-5 Units overflowed due to plugging of the discharge line.
No information given.
The overflow material was drained into a nearby storm water sewer and was discharged into the refinery wastewater treatment system. The material was then discharged through LPDES Outfall 002. Normally the effluent goes through a small sanitary sewage treatment plant prior to mixing with the main refinery effluent, but with the plugging of the line, the effluent bypassed this treatment. Once the leak was discovered, a vacuum truck was placed to pick up the material and to prevent additional leakage. Once the piping was accessible, the plugging was cleared and the sump returned to normal operations.
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