COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.71393, -91.27505 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON 11/30/16, AT 07:30 AN EMPLOYEE PERFORMING DUTIES IN THE STATION YARD SMELLED GASOLINE ODORS AND, UPON INVESTIGATION, DISCOVERED A PRODUCT SHEEN ON AN AREA DRAINAGE DITCH AND ON ONE OF THE FACILITY RETENTION PONDS. HE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE LEAD OPERATOR WHO SUBSEQUENTLY NOTIFIED THE OPERATIONS MANAGER. OTHER EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS RESPONDED AND STARTED SOURCE INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS PRODUCT CONTAINMENT AND RECOVERY INCLUDING PLACING ABSORBENT AND CONTAINMENT BOOM ACROSS THE RETENTION POND. ALL SPILLED PRODUCT REMAINED ON FACILITY PROPERTY. DURING THESE ACTIVITIES, OTHER PERSONNEL IDENTIFIED THE RELEASE SOURCE AS THE LINE 1 TAKEOFF CONTROL VALVE. THE LINE 1 DELIVERY WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE SEGMENT WAS ISOLATED AT APPROXIMATELY 07:57 WHICH STOPPED THE LEAK. THE SEGMENT WAS DRAINED UP AND TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE CONTROL VALVE PACKING (""ROPE"" PACKING). FINAL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AT 11:40 AND THE DELIVERY LINE WAS RESTARTED AT 12:18. THE PARISH LEPC, STATE OF LA AND NRC WERE EACH NOTIFIED AND A COURTESY CALL WAS MADE TO PHMSA SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN REGIONAL OFFICES.
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.