COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — March 24, 2017
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 24, 2017 |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.16953, -93.33622 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $250 |
| Emergency Response | $2,800 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 24 MARCH 2017 AT 16:20, A STATION OPERATOR WAS PERFORMING A ROUTINE STATION CHECK AND NOTICED STAINED GRAVEL NEAR A LINE 2 LEAK DETECTION BOX. THE OPERATOR CHECKED THE BOX AND SAW THAT IT WAS FULL BUT NOT DRAINING. AFTER REMOVING SOME OF THE PRODUCT FROM THE BOX, THE OPERATOR CLEARED THE DRAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE TRAP INLET VALVE HAD BEEN THE SOURCE OF THE RELEASE. INTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE AND A CONTRACTOR WAS BROUGHT IN TO EXCAVATE CONTAMINATED SOIL AND REPLACE WITH CLEAN FILL. NO STATE OR LOCAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE REQUIRED SINCE THE RELEASE VOLUME DID NOT MEET REGULATORY REPORTING THRESHOLDS. A PERMANENT REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE VALVE PACKING ON 27 MARCH 2017. FINAL REPORT: PART A Q5 CHANGED TO REFLECT 8 DIGIT FORMAT IN LAT/LONG COORDINATES. PART A Q9 AND Q10 ESTIMATED VOLUME RELEASED/RECOVERED CHANGED TO 0.2 BARRELS. (RELEASE WAS 7.6 GALLONS, NOT 7.6 BARRELS AS REPORTED ON ORIGINAL). PART A Q18 CHANGED TO 16:20 PER THE NARRATIVE."
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.