"SFPP, LP"

hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 8, 2025

Incident Information

Incident DateFebruary 8, 2025
Operator"SFPP, LP"
CommodityREFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates33.90850, -116.63568

Cause

CauseINCORRECT OPERATION
SubcauseOTHER INCORRECT OPERATION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$0
Emergency Response$599,284
Other Costs$0

Location Map

Incident Narrative

"AT 1510 PST, THE KINDER MORGAN OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR WAS INFORMED BY THE KINDER MORGAN CONSTRUCTION MANAGER ABOUT A TURBINE FUEL RELEASE THAT HAD OCCURRED AT 1035 THAT MORNING. THE OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR THEN CONTACTED THE OPERATIONS MANAGER TO INFORM HIM OF THE INCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED WHILE COLD CUTTING A REMOVED OUT-OF-SERVICE PIPE AT THE WHITEWATER RELOCATION PROJECT LS 111 (20"" COLTON TO PX), 33.90850N, 116.63568W. THE CALIFORNIA NOTIFICATION PROCESS WAS INITIATED, AND AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE LEVEL (ERL) WAS ALSO STARTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR IMPACTS TO WATERWAYS. THIS RELEASE OCCURRED DURING A PIPELINE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY WHILE REMOVING A SEGMENT OF PIPELINE THAT HAD BEEN CUT OUT AND REMOVED FROM THE ACTIVE PIPELINE SYSTEM TO BE CUT INTO 20-FOOT SECTIONS AND REMOVED FROM THE ROW. PER THE FINDINGS DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT RETRAINING KINDER MORGAN INSPECTORS ON CALIFORNIA NOTIFICATIONS, SCAQMD RULE 1166 AND L O&M 226 WILL BE REQUIRED."

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