COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.28158, -86.80306 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT 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 12/20/17 AT 12:50 PLT, WHILE PERFORMING A YARD CHECK, THE OPERATOR OBSERVED PRODUCT DRIPPING FROM THE LINE 1 STATION INJECTION PUMP. HE OBSERVED THAT THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK WAS THE PACKING GLAND AROUND THE PUMP SHAFT. HE IMMEDIATELY OPENED A VALVE TO RELIEVE PRESSURE WHICH STOPPED THE DRIP; HE THEN UNCLOGGED THE DRAIN IN THE PUMP DRAIN PAN. AT APPROXIMATELY 12:52 THE OPERATOR NOTIFIED THE LEAD OPERATOR. THE OM, DO AND EPM WERE SUBSEQUENTLY NOTIFIED. CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES BEGAN IMMEDIATELY AND ALL CONTAMINATED SOIL AND GRAVEL WAS REMOVED. TIGHTENING OF THE PACKING GLAND WAS COMPLETED BY TECHNICIANS AND CONSIDERED TO BE THE PERMANENT REPAIR. ALL REQUIRED INTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. SINCE THERE WERE NO THREATS TO SURFACE OR GROUND WATER, NO EXTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE REQUIRED. IT IS CALCULATED THAT 20 GALLONS OF PRODUCT WAS RELEASED AND RECOVERED. THERE WERE 12 GALLONS OF FREE PRODUCT RECOVERED AND AN ESTIMATED 8 GALLONS CONTAINED IN THE SOIL AND GRAVEL WHICH WAS REMOVED.
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.