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Valero St. Charles Refinery, Norco

LDEQ Incident Report

Incident #129514
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State Police #11-01103
Incident Date2011-02-25
Report Date 2011-03-04
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
Light Cycle OilunknownHose on Dock 5NONOYES84.0 gallons

Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing

Hose had leak on back dock at hydrocarbon line on Dock 5.

Discharge Preventable - Under Investigation

Root cause analysis investigation being performed.

Notes/Remedial Actions

Sheen observed on river. Less than one barrel of diesel estimated to have been released to the water. One barrel contained on the dock.