Last Friday [June 24 2016] afternoon there was a problem at the
Valero refinery in Benicia, prompting the facility to send out flares for at
least the next 63 hours.
The “unscheduled flaring” released more than 500
pounds of sulfur dioxide into the air, according to a report the company filed
with the [California] Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
The company will not answer any questions about the
incident.
“What we don’t know is killing us,” said Andres
Soto with Communities for a Better Environment. http://www.cbecal.org/ “It’s a deliberate policy
strategy to keep the media and the public ignorant of what is going on with
these dangerous chemical processes at the refinery.” http://beniciaindependent.com/63-hours-of-unscheduled-flaring-at-valero-benicia-3-bay-area-refinery-flaring-problems-investigated/
The Independent July 1, 2016 by Roger Straw
Here at the Valero refinery in Meraux, Louisiana
are incidents in 2016.
LA DEQ EDMS documents select download document to view (LA DEQ
EDMS document viewer dysfunctional) AI #1238 http://edms.deq.louisiana.gov/app/doc/querydef.aspx
March 25, 2015, January 13, 2016, and January 27, 2016 incidents under investigation, due to potential impact to groundwater. No indications it is associated with current or historic refining operations. http://edms.deq.louisiana.gov/app/doc/view.aspx?doc=10088035&ob=yes&child=yes
Earlier observations were believed to be residual surface runoff from an October 2013 crude oil release. It was only on January 27 2016 when seepage was described by AT&T personnel inside the box, that Valero determined that this may, instead, be the result of historic groundwater contamination.
Variance in January 2015 to operate the crude tower over head fin fan banks with a leak document 9599408 and document 9595798 January 2015
Leak in fin/fan cooler discovered and secured 2/24 Released 1422 # hydrogen, 1316# hydrocarbons, 71# hydrogen sulfide. The in-plant responders used fire water to knock out the fumes. http://edms.deq.louisiana.gov/app/doc/view.aspx?doc=10241768&ob=yes&child=yes
2/26 flaring from middle distillate shutdown, FGRU bypass, treated fuel to flare header
3/5 horrible odor
3/7 horrible odor FGRU bypass for catalyst change our naphtha hydrotreater and benzene unit
3/18 NHGT and benzene catalyst change out and FGRU bypass and amine in refinery sewerage system and amine in sour tank http://edms.deq.louisiana.gov/app/doc/view.aspx?doc=10241792&ob=yes&child=yes
3/18 strong odors process upset sent amine to refinery sewerage, waste water treatment and the sour tank needed to replenish its diesel fuel blanket
4/10 resident reports being sick from sour burnt garbage odor. attributed to from the waste water treatment plant http://edms.deq.louisiana.gov/app/doc/view.aspx?doc=10241800&ob=yes&child=yes
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