"SFPP, LP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 19, 2019
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 19, 2019 |
| Operator | "SFPP, LP" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.84572, -118.23388 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | "FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT BODY (EXCEPT PUMP), TANK PLATE, OR OTHER MATERIAL" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $200,000 |
| Emergency Response | $3,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON SATURDAY, 1/19 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 PM CONTACT WATER WAS FOUND TO BE RELEASING AT A STEADY RATE FROM THE 6'OCLOCK POSITION NEAR TANK W-2'S FILL VALVE INTO A VALVE VAULT. TANK W-2 IS A BREAKOUT TANK PERMITTED FOR MULTI-PRODUCT USE AND WAS BEING USED AS TRANSMIX CONTACT WATER EXCESS FLOW AT THE TIME OF THE RELEASE DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALLS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. OES AND NRC NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF WHERE THE RELEASE WAS COMING FROM, ENGINEERING CONTACTED A CONTRACTOR TO EMPTY AND INSPECT THE TANK. THE RELEASE VOLUME FROM THE VALVE VAULT WAS 47.4 GALLONS OF WATER/TRANSMIX. CONSERVATIVELY ESTIMATED AT 5% FUEL, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED 2.37 GALLONS OF TRANSMIX RELEASED ONTO SOIL AT THE BASE OF THE VAULT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FOUND SOME CRACKS IN THE FLOOR PLATE NEAR THE FILL/SUCTION LINE AND SOME CRACKS AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE TANK PERPENDICULAR TO THE CORNER WELD. NOTE: PART A, #6 THERE WERE THREE NRC NOTIFICATIONS MADE. THE FIRST (#1235587) NOTIFIED OF A THREATENED RELEASE, THE SECOND (#1235849) CONFIRMING THE PROBABILITY THAT THE $50,000 REPORTING THRESHOLD WOULD BE EXCEEDED AND THE THIRD (#1235973) WAS THE PHMSA-REQUIRED 48 HOUR FOLLOW-UP NOTIFICATION. NOTE: PART A, #14 WHILE THIS TANK WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE, PIPELINE AND OTHER FACILITY OPERATIONS WERE NOT AFFECTED."
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.