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Main Title Report on evaluation of industrial waste discharges at Cities Service Oil Company Plants, Lake Charles, Louisiana /
CORP Author United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Denver Center.
Publisher Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement,
Year Published 1971
Report Number EPA 330/2-72-009
OCLC Number 905716669
Subjects Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc--Louisiana--Lake Charles--Measurement ; Chemical industry--Louisiana--Lake Charles ; Petroleum chemicals industry--Louisiana--Lake Charles
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=9101Z8YM.PDF
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Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
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EJBD  EPA 330-2-72-009 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 04/07/2016
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 300-R-72-001 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 330-2-72-009 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD RPS EPA 330-2-72-009 repository copy AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 07/13/2015
Collation iv, 46, A-6, B-2, C-3, D-5 leaves : illustrations, maps, charts ; 27 cm
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Contents Notes
Louisiana's second largest industrialized area is located near Lake Charles in the Calcasieu River Basin in the southwestern corner of the State. Industries in the Lower Calcasieu area are primarily involved in the production of chemical, petrochemical, and petroleum products. These industries discharge waste waters into the Calcasieu River or its tributaries - Bayou D'Inde, Bayou Verdine, Houston River, Mill Creek, and Palmetto Creek. The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, the Water Quality Act of 1965, and the Water Quality Improvement Act of 1970 are applicable to the Calcasieu River and its tributaries. [Water quality regulations established pursuant to the provisions of these Acts are presented in Appendix A.] The Division of Field Investigations-Denver Center (DFI-DC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), at the request of the Director, Water Quality Office, Region VI, EPA, undertook a study of the Calcasieu River Basin in March-April 1971. Specific objectives of the study were to: 1. Compile an up-to-date inventory of industrial waste sources discharging to the Calcasieu River and its tributaries. 2. Ascertain a) types of treatment presently provided and b) the quality and quantity of each industrial waste discharge. 3. Evaluate the individual and collective impacts of wastewater discharges on the beneficial water uses of the Calcasieu River and its tributaries. 4. Determine abatement proceedings necessary or warranted under the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, the Water Quality Act of 1965, and/or other applicable locals, State and Federal laws. This report summarizes information pertaining to raw materials, processes, waste loads, and treatment needs at the four facilities of the Continental Oil Company, Westlake, Louisiana, and recommends actions necessary to protect the quality of the receiving waters. Complete custodial records [Appendix B], for each sample taken during the course of this investigation, are on file in the Denver, Colorado, office of the Division of Field Investigations-Denver Center.