The Valero refinery in Benicia has advised the city to expect intermittent flaring this weekend as maintenance work is done on a processing unit.
The flaring will continue for several days and may be visible, the city said in an announcement.
The flaring is described as “a necessary safety precaution, being managed in accordance with Valero’s Flare Minimization Plan,” according to the announcement, and will have not have any adverse consequences for the surrounding area.
The Benicia Fire Department, Solano County and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District will be in ongoing communication with the refinery during the work.
thanks for the info
Of course this is not good for the air and it will have adverse affects on the area. I don’t know enough about this topic to know if there is a practical alternative that is environmentally preferable and fact is we need refineries, so I can’t say I’m against the practice but I’m also not fooled for a second that it doesn’t create a breathing hazard.
Isn’t it a spare the air day(s)? Wait, that will happen when the flaring is complete. (Wonder how much Valero paid BAAQMD..)
Apparently CA air isn’t polluted enough?! But it does explain the nasty smell in the air.
Everyone meet up at the refinery with your leaf blowers and blow out that flame, that’ll help.
If that flame goes out during relief, your in big trouble.
@The Wizard…I learned that at a Blue Flame party fifty years ago.
Flaring is a necessary safety procedure for maintenance and turnaround work , id rather them burn thst product then have a chance of an explosion or release in my opinion.. but yes its prolly not the best for the air but so are all the cars and planes that are in this world