Pyeeyed 200 PEACH STREET (71730) P.O. BOx 7000 ELOORADO, ARKANSAS 71731-7000 MURPHY OFFICE (670) 864-6451 ‘OIL USA. INC. fe (670) cos-es72 Tom Mekinlay ‘8. VICE PRESENT october 5, 2008 MANUFACTURING CERTIFIED - 7002 2030 0001 8075 2302 RETURN RECEIPT Magic soice of ceccace’ tere 567-0027 Setlce Sf Sreteonsead cowptiance Attn: energency Response 1933 602 North Fifth Street es A LH Baton wouge, LA 70602 (a2s) 21955700 ule fe: UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION FOLLOW-UP REPORT: sh ZL“ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Diesel Spill at Tank 20-2 (1/3/09) wns mit Std, BEY ERC, gee ssa GD 2500 Bast St. Bernard Hwy, St. Bernard Parish, Meraux, ge (504) 271-4142 SERC Incident No: 09-0026 DEQ Incident No: 7111732 Gentlemen, : ‘The Murphy ‘O41 USA, Inc. Meraux Termipal, a bulk petroleum’product’ facility, permit no “ 2500-00027-V2" (10/28/07), is "submitting this written ‘follow-up report. containing” additional information related to a spill, resulting from a tank overfill, reported verbally to the LEPC. Please reference our 7-day follow-up letter submitted pursuant to the requirements of LAC:33:1.3925, dated January 9, 2009, in which we stated that the incident was under investigation and that additional information would be provided. The incident investigation was not completed until March 4, 2009 and, due to an oversight, the additional information was not submitted within the timeframe stated in the January 9, 2009 letter. ‘The incident is described as follows: RECEIVED Diesel Spill at Tank 20-2 1/3/09 OCT 13 2003 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEQ SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN/PLANNED TO PRE' RECURRENCE? Single Point of Contact Tank operations at the Meraux Terminal were temporarily takén over by the Meraux Refinery until the investigation and corrective “actione colld be implemented. Meraux Refinery” operational procédures, designed’ to prevent spillage during the filling of tanks at the Meraux Terminal, were developed and in place by January 14, 2009.Re: UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION FOLLOW-UP REPORT: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Diesel Spill at Tank 20-2 (1/3/09) Murphy O11 USA, Inc. Meraux Terminal, Agency Interest #93523 2500 East St. Bernard Hwy, St. Bernard Parish, Meraux, LA (504) 272-4142 SERC Incident No: 09-0026 LDEQ Incident No: 1111732 Page 2 In May of 2009 a procedure was developed by Murphy Oil USA, Inc. Supply and Transportation for the safe filling of tanks at the Meraux Terminal. The procedure was issued on June 3, 2009, personnel were trained and in early July 2009 the Meraux Terminal resumed control of its tank filling operations In addition, construction began in July on the installation of an ENRAF Advanced Tank Gauging System on all product tanks at the Meraux Terminal. Installation was completed in September at a cost of approximately $600,000.00 and commissioning is expected in October. ‘The ENRAF system is installed such that the signals are monitored and recorded in the Central Control Room of the Meraux Refinery and in the Meraux Terminal Office As a backup, Differential Pressure Level Transmitters have been installed on the tanks. If either device reads a high alarm, the system will alarm both at the Meraux Terminal and at the Meraux Refinery Central Control Room WAS THE RELEASE PREVENTABLE? Yes. The incident investigation completed on March 4, 2009 confirmed that the release was preventable Should you have any questions regarding this submission, please contact Tom McKinlay, Sr. Vice President of Manufacturing at (870) 64-6452 I certify, based on information and belief formed after reasonable inquiry, che statements and information in this document are true, accurate and complete. Very truly yours, MURPHY OTL USA, INC. cc: Mr, Mike Algero, LDEQ SE Regional office, New Orleans, LA Mr. Ken Lanier, LA Office of Public Health, Baton Rouge, LA Mr, Malcolm Andry, LDEQ via email at malcolmandry@la.gov