Charter Amendments

Charter Amendments Public Hearing Sept 15 2009

4PM Council Chambers

Murphy Oil denied the accusations and said that the pipe is not theirs.

Refinery flooding neighborhood
story on WDSU TV tonight.

Whodunit?
Murphy Oil denied the accusations and said that the pipe is not theirs.

Ok Murphy Oil, if you didnt hire a backhoe, move all the employees vehicles, dig up the EXXON-Houston Pipelines and install the "Home Depot" type of unauthorized drainage, does that mean you have a security problem? would it help to make Basic Fence Repairs ?

Shouldnt you at least be concerned that your processing campus is flooding into our residential neighborhood? Meanwhile, the Murphy Oil refinery processing campus drains into the neighborhood canal because the refinery's open ditch overflows. This pollution, along with storm water runoff from the contaminated tank farms, fouls the Jacob and 20 arpent neighborhood canals. Murphy Oil should fix it already instead of denial.

buyout for establishment of green belt around refinery

August 3 2009 document on Murphy Oil Crude Oil spill


http://edms.deq.louisiana.gov/app/doc/view.aspx?doc=6503178&ob=yes&child=yes

…”a buyout program for the establishment of a green belt around the refinery…”

August 8 2009 constituent correspondence Murphy Oil Crude Oil spill

http://edms.deq.louisiana.gov/app/doc/view.aspx?doc=6560889&ob=yes&child=yes

September 11 2009 agency response to constituent

http://edms.deq.louisiana.gov/app/doc/view.aspx?doc=6560891&ob=yes&child=yes


…”a buyout program for the establishment of a green belt around the refinery…”

August 11 2009 Wetlands Restoration

View Excerpts from the

MRGO Must GO Community Forum

Murphy Oil's SO2 calculations deficient

Murphy Oil presented netting calculations that suggest incorrectly that the net increase in emissions from these modifications is below Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) significance thresholds and thus do not trigger New Source Review (NSR).

Murphy Oil's SO2 emissions calculations incorrect

Air Permit Objections

Public Hearing Comments

The proposed permit seeks to use gasoline tanks with fixed roof(s), to route the BenFree Unit (BFU) to an inadequate gas recovery system, and to route H2S rich vent streams to the flare. To protect public health and safety, Louisiana DEQ must require stringent application of the best available controls to achieve the lowest emissions into the air we breathe.

MRGO Wetland Restoration

Community Forum
Tuesday August 11th 6:30pm Council on Aging Building

http://mrgomustgo.org/newsletter/chalmette809.pdf

The Mississippi River Gulf Outlet has always
been a great concern to St. Bernard
Parish. Today, the MRGO is closed to
navigation, but the most critical step toward
protection remains.

Air Emission Update

May 24, 2009 -- 4,000 pounds of SO2 in 30 minutes ---
Hydrocracker automatic safety shutdown

"This level of emissions would not be expected to cause adverse offsite impact, and no allegations of impact were received from neighbors in the surrounding community." The incident is still under investigation LA EDMS 42133553



February 25, 2009 -- 35,000 pounds of heavy hydrocarbon within 5 minutes ------
FCCU Reversal


"The episode resulted in estimated emissions of 35,000 pounds of heavy hydrocarbon vapors, 5,165 pounds of catalyst, and 1,1750 pounds of particulates as smoke."LA DEQ EDMS 40817686