COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.28180, -86.80295 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
SHIFT OPERATOR NOTICED A DRIP AT THE L2 RELIEF ISOLATION VALVE STEM ON MONDAY NIGHT, NOV 30 DURING ROUTINE YARD CHECK. HE CONTAINED THE DRIP WITH A BUCKET AND ABSORBENTS AND NOTIFIED LOCAL RESOURCES. A TECHNICIAN VALIDATED THAT THE DRIP WAS WELL CONTAINED AND THAT REPAIRS WERE NOT FEASIBLE AT THAT TIME. ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM MEMBER EVALUATED THE SITUATION ON TUESDAY, DEC 1 WHICH REMAINED A WELL CONTAINED DRIP. INTERNAL RESOURCES BEGAN REMOVING GRAVEL AROUND THE VALVE ON WEDNESDAY, DEC 2. UPON INITIAL EXCAVATION, IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE ADJACENT DELIVERY ISOLATION VALVE WAS SEEPING BETWEEN THE VALVE BODY AND THE BONNET HOUSING. INTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. NO EXTERNAL NOTIFICATION WERE REQUIRED. AN ESTIMATED 7 YARDS OF SOIL WAS EXCAVATED, CONTAINING A CALCULATED 2 GALLONS OF PRODUCT. A TOTAL OF 5 GALLONS WAS RECOVERED USING DIAPERS FOR A TOTAL RELEASE OF 7 GALLONS.
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.