FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION CO

gas_transmission Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorFLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION CO
Commodity—
Pipeline Typegas_transmission

Location

State
Coordinates30.77910, -85.55830

Cause

CauseNATURAL FORCE DAMAGE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

DUE TO SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, ONE OF THE METER RUNS WERE OUT OF SERVICE, AND WITH POWER OUTAGE DURING THE HURRICANE, SERVICE WAS INTERRUPTED. FGT PLANS TO REVISE THE STATION DESIGN FOR THIS STATION, ALTER PROCEDURES FOR STORM PREPARATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES AND PROCESSES WITH THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR STATION MAINTENANCE TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE. 10/11/18 MEASUREMENT TECHNICIAN RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM PUBLIC AT 02:00 THAT THE CITY OF CHIPLEY, FL WAS WITHOUT GAS. NRC TELEPHONIC NOTIFICATION MADE AT 07:22 NRC#1227167. PHMSA AID NOTIFIED. 10/11/18 FGT OPENED THE VALVE AND PRESSURED UP TO THE CUSTOMERS MAIN GATE STATION AT 09:00. 10/12/18 48-HOUR UPDATE NRC NOTIFICATION MADE AT 19:40 NRC#1227325. 10/15/18 CITY OF CHIPLEY WAS RETURNED TO FULL SERVICE, RELIGHT COMPLETE AT 07:45. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT SUBMITTED 11/13/18, IS TO CORRECT THE LATITUDE/LONGITUDE.

About This Pipeline Incident

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