EXPRESS HOLDINGS (USA), LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | EXPRESS HOLDINGS (USA), LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 39.41118, -92.84616 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
ON JULY 12, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:05 AM CDT A TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED CRUDE OIL ON THE GROUND NEAR METER 1 AT THE SALISBURY TERMINAL. THE TECHNICIAN IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE EDMONTON CONTROL CENTER AND LINE 41 WAS SHUT DOWN. THE RELEASE APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE METER DRAIN LINE AND WAS ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED TO BE 10 BARRELS. ADDITIONAL CREWS WERE DISPATCHED TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE RELEASE AND A CONTACTOR WAS HIRED TO ASSIST WITH CLEAN UP AND REMEDIATION. THE COSTS OF THE REPAIR AND CLEAN UP WERE EXPECTED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN NRC NOTIFICATION. THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED ON JULY 12, 2021 AT 7:56 AM CDT (REPORT #1310403). A 48-HOUR UPDATE WAS MADE TO THE NRC ON JULY 13, 2021 AT 5:41 PM CDT (REPORT #1310592). AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE METER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT INTERNAL CORROSION IN THE METER HOUSING WAS THE CAUSE OF THE RELEASE. THE METER MANIFOLD IS CURRENTLY BLINDED OFF AND THE METER HOUSING IS PLANNED TO BE REPLACED FALL 2021. THE FINAL RELEASE VOLUME WAS UPDATED TO 47.5 BARRELS AFTER THE EXTENT OF THE CRUDE OIL WAS MORE THAN WAS VISIBLE FROM THE SURFACE. APPROXIMATELY 160 CUBIC YARDS OF CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED FROM THE RELEASE SITE.
About This Pipeline Incident
Pipeline incident data is reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). All significant incidents involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage over $50,000 must be reported.