FLORIDA CITY GAS

Incident Narrative

"ON 3/18/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:40, A HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING CONTRACTOR INSTALLING COMMUNICATIONS CONDUIT HIT A 6"" STEEL TRANSMISSION MAIN OPERATED BY FLORIDA CITY GAS. THE 6"" MAIN WAS IN THE ROW OF US HWY 27 AT BOWLES CANAL RD. IN SOUTH BAY, FLORIDA. THE HDD CONTRACTOR WAS DRILLING PARALLEL TO THE 6"" GAS MAIN TO GO UNDER BOWLES CANAL RD AND A SMALL CANAL. THE HDD CONTRACTOR CONTACTED THE 6"" GAS MAIN UNDER THE EDGE OF PAVING BEFORE GOING UNDER THE CANAL AT APPROXIMATELY 32' OF DEPTH. THE HDD CONTRACTOR HAD A VALID ONE CALL LOCATE TICKET AND THE LINE WAS CORRECTLY MARKED. FLORIDA CITY GAS WAS NOTIFIED AT 16:43 AND DISPATCHED TECHNICIANS FOR RESPONSE. THE FIRST FCG PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON SCENE AT 17:50 AND OPERATIONS TECHNICIANS ARRIVED AT 18:30 AND BEGAN CLOSING A MAINLINE VALVE AT 18:40. ALL PRESSURE WAS BLED OFF THE LINE AND IT WAS MADE SAFE WITH NO ESCAPING GAS AT 23:06. SERVICE WAS INTERRUPTED TO TWO LARGE CUSTOMERS. PERMITTING AND REPAIRS WERE BEGUN ON 3/19/2025 AND NEW PIPE WAS INSTALLED IN THE ORIGINAL BORE PATH AND GAS SERVICE WAS RESTORED ON 3/30/2025. 7/28/25 - FCG PROCEDURES REQUIRE A TECHNICIAN BE ONSITE FOR ANY EXCAVATION, CROSSING OR EXPOSURE OF FCG HIGH PRIORITY FACILITIES. FCG TECH WAS ONSITE EARLIER IN THE DAY ON 3/18/25 AND THE HDD CONTRACTOR TOLD THE FCG TECH HE WOULD NOT BE DRILLING THAT DAY. LATER IN THE DAY AFTER THE FCG TECH HAD DEPARTED, THE CONTRACTOR BEGAN THE BORE AND CONTACTED THE 6"" MAIN. FINAL INVOICES INDICATE A REDUCTION IN INITIAL ESTIMATED REPAIR AND RESPONSE COSTS AND ARE ADJUSTED IN PART D."