SFPP, LP

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorSFPP, LP
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates34.05993, -117.36684

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

ON 11/16/16, AT APPROXIMATELY 1110, DURING A 20"" CLEANING PIG LAUNCH INSIDE OF KINDER MORGAN'S SFPP, L.P., COLTON SOUTH TERMINAL A 58.6 GALLON DIESEL RELEASE OCCURRED. THE LAUNCHER IS ASSOCIATED WITH LS 111 (COLTON TO YUMA 20""X22""). THE RELEASE OCCURRED FROM THE SCRAPER LAUNCHER DOOR WHEN THE LAUNCHER WAS PRESSURED UP. THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE SCRAPER LAUNCHER DOOR ""O"" RING FELL OUT OF ITS POSITION WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND WAS DAMAGED. AGENCY NOTIFICATIONS WERE CONDUCTED AND THE ""O"" RING WAS REPLACED. NO SURFACE WATERS WERE IMPACTED BY THE RELEASE. CLEANUP AND EXCAVATION ACTIVITIES WERE IMPLEMENTED IMMEDIATELY.

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