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Valero Meraux-RMP GDC Incident CAFO-FY2021

Administrative - Formal · FY2021 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 3602475043

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Case

Case Number
06-2021-3311
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
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N

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Summary

The facility had a release incident on 04/10/2020, when an operator did not properly implement the site's Safety System Bypass Procedure. When attempting to reseat a pressure safety valve (PSV). Instead of closing the upstream high-pressure valve to relieve pressure on the PSV, the downstream low-pressure valve was closed, resulting in an overpressure and subsequent release of high-pressure hydrocarbon from the downstream valve bonnet. Failure to follow the Safety System Bypass Procedure is a violation of 40 CFR 68.69(a), Operating Procedures.

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