COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 7, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 7, 2020 |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.71093, -91.28376 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | THREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $5,000 |
| Emergency Response | $5,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM CST, WHILE CONDUCTING A WALKTHROUGH CHECK OF MANIFOLD #2, OPERATIONS PERSONNEL OBSERVED AN OPEN EXCAVATION FILLED WITH DISCOLORED WATER AND HAVING A PETROLEUM ODOR. THE DISCOLORED WATER WAS TESTED AND FOUND TO BE POSITIVE FOR PRODUCT (DIESEL). LOCAL PROJECT MANAGERS, INSPECTORS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 AM CST A VAC-TRUCK BEGAN REMOVING FREESTANDING PRODUCT AND WATER OUT OF THE EXCAVATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 14:40 PM CST, THE EXCAVATION WAS CLEARED AND THE SOURCE OF THE RELEASE WAS IDENTIFIED AS A LOOSE TOR CONNECTION ON THE 151 TANK LINE. AT 15:04 PM CST, THE TOR WAS TIGHTENED AND STOPPED THE RELEASE SOURCE. THIS AREA HAD BEEN EXCAVATED ON JUNE 29, 2020, TO ACCOMMODATE TAKING THE TANK OUT OF SERVICE (OOS) FOR SCHEDULED 653 MAINTENANCE WORK. ALL RELEASED PRODUCT WAS CONTAINED ON CPC PROPERTY AND DID NOT RESULT IN AN EMERGENCY CONDITION. THE RELEASE VOLUME WAS 16 GALLONS AND ALL REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. BASED ON THE RELEASED VOLUME AND COST OF REPAIRS/RESPONSE, NO EXTERNAL EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS WERE WARRANTED."
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.