PIPELINES OF PUERTO RICO INCD, THE

Incident Narrative

LUIS MUNOZ MARIN, SAN JUAN AIRPORT AUTHORITIES NOTIFIED PIPELINE OF HYDROCARBONS FOUND AT THE CONCRETE STORM WATER BASIN AT THE SOUTH END OF AIRPORT OPERATIONS AREA. JOINT SITE ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED ON 3/24/2022 BETWEEN PIPELINE AND AEROSTAR WAS INCONCLUSIVE IN DETERMINING SOURCE. RECENT PIPELINE DAILY OVER/SHORT TRANSFER DOCUMENTS REVIEWED, OIL COMPANY PIPELINE CUSTOMERS CONFIRM NO IDENTIFIABLE LOSS IN THEIR INVENTORY CONTROL. ON 3/25/2022 PIPELINE WAS NOTIFIED BY AIRPORT FIRE MARSHAL THAT CONDITIONS APPEAR TO WORSEN. THE PIPELINE SHUT DOWN AND REMAINED SHUT DOWN FOR REPAIR. OSRO ACTIVATED AND PROCEEDED TO EXTRACT CONTACT WATER FROM REFERENCED CONCRETE STORM WATER BASIN. MULTIPLE EXCAVATIONS BETWEEN PIPELINE LOCATION AND STORM WATER CATCH BASIN UNABLE TO DETECT HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATION IN SOIL OR AT WATER TABLE. RELEASE CONTAINED IN STORM WATER DRAIN. ATTEMPTS TO PASS MULTIPLE REMOTE OPERATED VEHICLES (ROV'S) UNSUCCESSFUL. DIVING CONTRACTOR WITH EXPERIENCE DIVING STORM WATER SYSTEMS SENT DIVER THROUGH STORM DRAIN ON 4/2/2022 IN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE SOURCE OF RELEASE. THE DIVER LOCATED WHAT HE BELIEVES IS PIPELINE OF PUERTO RICO CARRIER PIPE PASSING THROUGH A SEPARATE STORM WATER CATCH BASIN UNDER PAVED ROADWAY. DIVER REPORTS THAT HE BELIEVES PIPE IS SOURCE OF RELEASE. PIPELINE INITIATED PERMITTING, EXCAVATION, INVESTIGATION, AND REPAIR. OSRO REMAINED ACTIVE MONITORING AND REMOVING CONTACT WATER. THE PIPELINE WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE ON JUNE 25, 2023. PLEASE SOFT DELETE 20230161 REPORT AS IT WAS CREATED IN ERROR, AS IT WAS INTENDED TO BE THE CLOSURE FOR THE 20220073 REPORT.