KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.72536, -95.20334 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| 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
DURING HURRICANE HARVEY, TANK 150-8 EXTERNAL FLOATING ROOF GAVE A MOVEMENT ALARM TO THE CONTROL ROOM. AT THE MOMENT IT WAS SAFE ENOUGH FOR AN OPERATOR TO CHECK THE TANK, AT WHICH TIME IT WAS DETERMINED THE ROOF HAD TILTED FROM THE EXCESSIVE RAIN EVENT (50+"" OF RAIN IN LESS THAN 2 DAYS). FOAMING WAS IMPLEMENTED IN THE AREA TO LOWER LEL'S. THE ROOF DRAINS AND OUTFALLS WERE CLOSED. PRODUCT WAS CLEANED UP USING LIFT STATIONS AND VACUUM TRUCKS. THE TANK WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR REPAIRS. 12/5/2017 -CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: PRIOR TO HURRICANE HARVEY, KM IDENTIFIED THAT EFR TANKS EQUIPPED WITH TWO 4' DRAINS STRUGGLED TO DRAIN DURING A PERIOD OF SUSTAINED HEAVY RAINFALL. IN ORDER TO UPGRADE THE DRAINAGE ON THOSE TANKS, KM HAS BEEN REPLACING THE TWO 4' DRAINS WITH A 6' DRAIN TO ALLOW FOR INCREASED DRAINAGE CAPACITY. NONE OF THOSE TANKS ALREADY EQUIPPED WITH THE 6' DRAINS HAD ROOF ISSUES DURING THE STORM. THEREFORE, THE PLAN TO REPLACE THE 4' ROOF DRAINS WILL CONTINUE AND WILL BE DONE AS TANKS ARE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR THEIR API 653 INSPECTION. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WILL BE $1.8 MILLION, IF ANY COST CHANGE OCCURS, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED THE INITIAL TIME OF 20:30 WAS A TYPO. PLEASE SEE TIMEFRAME BELOW: 08/26/2017 23:30 - MOVEMENT ALARM 23:30 - FACILITY SHUTDOWN 23:35 - RESOURCES ARRIVE ON SITE 08/27/2017 11:28 - NRC CONTACTED 8/29/2017 23:35 - FACILITY RESTARTED
About This Pipeline Incident
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