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COLONIAL PIPELINE CO

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Incident Information

Report Date—
OperatorCOLONIAL PIPELINE CO
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates30.90908, -90.87147

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage—
Lost Commodity—
Public/Private Damage—
Emergency Response—
Environmental Remediation—
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Incident Narrative

ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:20 CST A CONTRACT EMPLOYEE NOTICED STAINED ROCK NEAR THE LINE 02 DISCHARGE VALVE AT FELIXVILLE STATION. THE SOIL WAS FOUND TO BE MOIST AND HAD AN ODOR OF DIESEL. SEVERAL POT-HOLES WERE DUG AROUND THE AREA WHICH CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF DIESEL, AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF DIESEL WAS DISCOVERED IN A NEARBY CHECK VALVE ACCESS WELL. ONCE THE CONFIRMATION OF DIESEL WAS MADE, CONTROL CENTER WAS NOTIFIED AND LINE 02 WAS SHUT DOWN AT 16:02 CST. FELIXVILLE STATION WAS ISOLATED AT 16:18 CST. GCD DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS WAS NOTIFIED. THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST, PROJECT PERSONNEL AND CONTRACT PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO FELIXVILLE STATION - TECHNICIANS WERE ALREADY PRESENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 17:30 CST EXPLORATORY EXCAVATION COMMENCED. AT 19:30 THE DETERMINATION WAS MADE THAT RESPONSE/REPAIR COSTS MAY EXCEED THE $50,000 THRESHOLD. NRC NOTIFICATION WAS MADE AT 20:13 CST. AT APPROXIMATELY 21:55 CST THE SOURCE OF THE RELEASE WAS FOUND TO BE A PINHOLE LEAK ON A 3"" DRAIN LINE. THE SEGMENT OF AFFECTED PIPING WAS IMMEDIATELY DRAINED UP, AND REPAIRS EFFORTS BEGAN. THE DRAIN LINE CONNECTION WAS REMOVED FROM THE ALTERNATE DISCHARGE PIPING. ON 4/26/18 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:30 CST THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AND TESTED, AND LINE 02 WAS RESTARTED AT 11:05 CST. ALL RELEASED PRODUCT WAS CONTAINED ON CPC PROPERTY RELEASED VOLUME IS ESTIMATED AT 102 GALLONS. CONTAMINATED SOILS WILL BE REMOVED OR MANAGED AS PART OF ONGOING (I.E., PRE-EXISTING) REMEDIATION EFFORTS. IN ADDITION TO THE NRC, A REGULATORY EXTERNAL NOTIFICATION WAS MADE TO THE LA STATE POLICE (NON-EMERGENCY CONDITION EXCEEDING THE REPORTABLE VOLUME THRESHOLD OF 42 GALLONS). COURTESY NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE TO THE EAST FELICIANA PARISH LEPC AND PHMSA. FINAL REPORT - UPON CONCLUSION OF THE INCIDENT ANALYSIS (IA), THE SITE ASSIGNED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2018, TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: FLUSHING OF THE FELIXVILLE DRAIN SYSTEM EVERY 6 MONTHS. ADDITIONALLY, FURTHER EVALUATE THE FELIXVILLE SYSTEM AS ASSOCIATED TO CORROSION MITIGATION AS ASSOCIATED TO FLUSHING.

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.

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