SFPP, LP

Incident Narrative

12/14/17 UPDATE: SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE EXISTING (STAND-BY) STYLE UPS FAILED DUE TO FREQUENT UTILITY POWER QUALITY CONDITIONS (INPUT VOLTAGE VARIATIONS GREATER THAN +/- 3%). THIS (STANDBY) STYLE UPS WAS REPLACED BY A (DOUBLE CONVERSION) STYLE THAT CAN CORRECT UTILITY POWER QUALITY PROBLEMS (CAN ACCEPT VOLTAGE VARIATION IN THE +/- 20% RANGE). THE KINDER MORGAN (SFPP, LP) RICHMOND, CA DIRECT-SUCTION PUMP STATION EXPERIENCED A GASOLINE RELEASE DUE TO AN OVERFLOW OF THE CC SUMP DUE TO A UPS FAILURE. KINDER MORGAN'S LS-69 (INTERSTATE FROM THE CHEVRON REFINERY) WAS PUMPING GASOLINE TO THE FACILITY AND CHEVRON REFINERY'S (THE SHIPPER) PUMP DID NOT SHUT DOWN DURING THE UPS FAILURE. THE STATION CONTINUED TO RECEIVE PRODUCT FROM LS 69 INTO THE CC SUMP (CAPACITY 68 BBL) VIA THE FULL FLOW PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE (SET TO 200PSI) AT RICHMOND. THE SUMP OVERFILLED. THE FIELD CONTROLLER CALLED THE SHIPPER TO SHUT DOWN THEIR PUMPS. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION ESTIMATED THE SPILL VOLUME TO BE 465 GALLONS (11.1 BBLS) AND DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE FAILURE OF THE UPS (UNINTERRUPTABLE POWER SUPPLY) WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE SHIPPER'S PUMP. NOTE: PART A, #4 ORIGINALLY CALLED IN AS RELEASE OF UNKNOWN VOLUME ON 8/17 (NRC#1187610), RE-NOTIFIED WHEN DETERMINED TO MEET THE $50,000 CRITERIA (NRC#1187697) ON 8/18, AND 48-HOUR PHMSA UPDATED ON 8/19 (NRC#1187828). NOTE: PART C, #4 FACILITY WAS BUILT IN 1957, THE SUMP IS ESTIMATED TO BE BUILT AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME. NOTE: PART D, #5B UNKNOWN MINIMAL AMOUNT ONTO GROUNDWATER, WILL BE REMEDIATED USING ALREADY EXISTING GROUNDWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM. ENTERED 0.01 BBL ONTO FORM.