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Valero St. Charles Refinery, Norco

LDEQ Incident Report

Incident #107841
State Police #08-04819
Incident Date2008-08-07
Report Date 2008-08-13
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
Sulfur Dioxide0 h 25 mFlares 1 and 2NOYESNO3,660.0 pounds

Cause of Problem: Maintenance/Procedures

while conducting maintenance on the steam system on the compressor, the WGC tripped on low lube oil pressure

Discharge Preventable - No

Notes/Remedial Actions

Emissions minimized by immediately restarting WGC