BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP

Incident Narrative

ON 7/7/2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 0630 HOURS WHILE CLOSING A STORM WATER DISCHARGE DUE TO A HEAVY RAIN EVENT, A LOCAL BUCKEYE OPERATOR DISCOVERED A LIGHT SHEEN NEAR THE OUTFALL. SAUSAGE BOOMS WERE IMMEDIATELY DEPLOYED TO CONTAIN THE SHEEN AND THE OUTFALL AREA WAS SWEPT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A TRANSFER LINE INSIDE THE TERMINAL WAS DRIPPING ULSD PRODUCT FROM WHERE A VERTICAL RELIEF LINE CONNECTS TO THE 1 INCH THREADED O-LET CONNECTION ON TOP OF THE TRANSFER LINE INSIDE THE TERMINAL. THE THREADED FITTING FAILED DUE TO A MISALIGNMENT IN THE CONNECTION. APPROXIMATELY 1 BBL OF ULSD WAS RELEASED WITHIN SECONDARY CONTAINMENT WITH 1 GALLON MIGRATING THROUGH THE STORM DRAIN OUTFALL DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE COMPLETED. ALL FREE PRODUCT WAS RECOVERED AND ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. ON 7/1/2020 BUCKEYE PERSONNEL CONTACTED NRC (REPORT # 1280809) AS A ""COURTESY CALL"" FOR A REPORT OF A DISCOVERY OF A LIGHT SHEEN NEAR AN OUTFALL JOINTLY USED BETWEEN THE TERMINAL AND THE CITY OF PERTH AMBOY. COMMUNICATION WITH PHMSA ALSO TOOK PLACE AT THAT TIME. BUCKEYE TANK FIELDS WERE CHECKED WITH NO ISSUES AND OUTFALL VALVES WERE CLOSED AND LOCKED. THE SHEEN DISSIPATED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUE UNTIL THE 7/7/2020 DISCOVERY.