COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.97478, -94.05603 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
ON 7/30/2015, BETWEEN 4:00 AND 4:30 PM, A SEVERE STORM WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH QUICKLY PASSED THROUGH HEBERT STATION. DURING THE STORM THE WIND PROPELLED A TWO FOOT LONG PIECE OF LOOSE PLASTIC CULVERT PIPE AT THE LINE 01 PA RECEIVING TRAP WHERE IT STRUCK A PRESSURE GAUGE MOUNTED ON INSTRUMENT PIPING. THE PRESSURE GAUGE BROKE AT THE THREADS AND GASOLINE ESCAPED THROUGH THE HOLE CREATED BY THE IMPACT. TECHNICIANS RESPONDED WHEN GASOLINE ODORS WERE DETECTED AND IMMEDIATELY ISOLATED THE DAMAGED AREA USING THE INSTRUMENT VALVE LEADING TO THE GAUGE. INTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE AND ACTIVITIES COMMENCED TO SAFELY CLEANUP THE AREA USING ABSORBENTS WHILE AIR MONITORING AND USING AFF FOAM TO ENSURE RESPONDER SAFETY. THE REPORTED RELEASE VOLUME WAS CALCULATED BASED ON PRESSURE DATA, THE DIAMETER OF THE OPENING LEFT WHEN THE GAUGE WAS DAMAGED, AND SOIL SAMPLES. THE DIFFERENCE IN REPORTED RELEASED VOLUME VERSUS RECOVERED VOLUME IS ATTRIBUTED TO PRODUCT EVAPORATION. NO NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL AGENCIES BASED ON THE VOLUME OF THE RELEASE AND THAT IT WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE FACILITY.
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.