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INCIDENT REPORT
Incident ID: 117987

Incident Type: Complaint, Facility Water Discharge

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Incident Date: 9/1512009 22:02:00 ---- --.- --
I Parisb: 51.Bernard
: Municipality: Chalmette
I Location: Murphy Oil Meraux Refmery - St. Bernard Hwy - Chalmette
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I Substance(s):
I Media Impacted: Water

i Incident Desc: c09-3082 Murphy Oil Meraux Refinery--open ditch system overflowed into pipeline I
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Lead Investigator: Jeffrey Leonick

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I Inddent Region: Southeast I

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I Received By: Judy Desselle
! Received Date: 9/1612009 08:17:00
i Dispatch #: c09-3082

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INCIDENT REPORT
Incident 10: 117987

Incident Soune 1
Source Name: Murphy Oil USA Inc ~ Meraux Refinery
Address: 2500 E St Bernard Hwy

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: Municipality: Meraux
LA
Phonr.
1 State: 5042714141 (Work phone number)
St. Bernard
I Parish:
I AI#: 1238

i Related Permits:
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I Comments: Investigation revealed the Collins Pipeline right of way which was being leased by Murphy Oil
Co. as a parking lot is not required to be pennined under the MSGP Permit. I spoke with
Melissa Conti from LDEQ Water Permits Division on 8/1012009 at II :20am and she said the

be addressed
road to the St to
was not required Bernard
have a Parish
MSGP Drainage Dept.issues involving storm water drainage must I
permit. Any
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After speaking with Man Dobbins from Murphy Oil, he said the cause of the drainage problem I
is from mud buildup in the ditch between Jacobs st and Jacobs ditch. The blockage causes the I
9/1712009.
A site to
water visit with
back up Matt Dobbins
on Jacobs on 9/1812009
Street. 5t Bernardrevealed there was Dept
Parish Drainage no evidence
worked the refinery
on the had on
blockage 'I

The blockage on Jacobs Dr appears to originate from a blockage at the end of drain pipe in the
overflowed
Jacobs ditch.it western
The pipeditch. Thevisible
was not western ditchditch.
in the nowsIttoappears
an onsite
the storm
pipes water treatment
are under system.
the mud at I
the bonom ofthe ditch. Unless the ditch is cleared out, the back up will persist on Jacobs Dr. I

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I Jacobs ditch is a parish ditch and is maintained by St Bernard Parish. I
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