PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 30, 2017
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 30, 2017 |
| Operator | PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.71767, -95.17625 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | HEAVY RAINS/FLOODS |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $24,000 |
| Emergency Response | $250,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
"DURING HURRICANE HARVEY, TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RESULTING IN THE PARTIAL SINKING OF 2 EXTERNAL FLOATING TANK ROOFS. THE TANK ROOF WATER DRAIN VALVES WERE LEFT IN THE OPEN POSITION IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT TANK ROOF SINKING, DAMAGE AND FAILURE. THE SIGNIFICANT VOLUME OF RAINWATER CAUSED THE TANK ROOF TO PARTIALLY SINK, WHICH IN TURN ALLOWED PRODUCT TO PROPAGATE THROUGH THE TANK ROOF LEG HOLES ONTO THE EXTERNAL ROOF THUS DRAINING THROUGH THE TANK ROOF WATER DRAIN VALVE INTO SECONDARY EARTHEN DIKE CONTAINMENT. THE RELEASE WAS DISCOVERED DURING HURRICANE RECONNAISSANCE AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES. OPERATIONS PERSONNEL NOTIFIED OSRO AND DEPLOYED ABSORBENT BOOM, SKIMMERS, AND VACUUM TRUCKS TO RECOVER AND CLEANUP THE PRODUCT. ALL FACILITY OUTFALLS REMAINED CLOSED, PRODUCT WAS CONTAINED ONSITE IN SECONDARY EARTHEN CONTAINMENT. A TOTAL OF 22.5BBLS OF GASOLINE WAS RELEASED AND RECOVERED ONSITE. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT ' REPORT WAS SPLIT INTO TWO SEPARATE 7000-1 REPORTS AS REQUESTED BY PHMSA ACCIDENT TEAM."
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.