"HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS - OPERATING, L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 13, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 13, 2016 |
| Operator | "HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS - OPERATING, L.P." |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.84711, -104.39072 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | PUMP OR PUMP-RELATED EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,000 |
| Emergency Response | $4,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT 02:45 AM ON 08/13/16 A HEP CONTROLLER RECEIVED A SCADA HIGH SUMP AND VAPOR MONITOR ALARMS ON THE 4 CORNERS PUMP STATION, CONTACTED HEP I & E FOREMAN, AND SHUT DOWN AND ISOLATED THE STATION. SIMULTANEOUSLY ANOTHER CONTROLLER RECEIVED A CALL FROM A HFC EMPLOYEE MAKING HIS ROUNDS OF NOTICING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE AREA OF THE 4 CORNERS PUMP STATION. HEP AND HFC PERSONNEL BOTH RESPONDED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A SEAL ON UNIT 2 HAD FAILED, RELEASING ESTIMATED 10 BARRELS OF GASOLINE THAT WAS FLOATING ON RAIN WATER, WHICH HAD COLLECTED AT THE PUMP STATION FROM A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AREA. THE WATER AND FREE PRODUCT WERE PICKED UP BY VACUUM TRUCKS, AND PROPERLY DISPOSED OF. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED IN UNIT 2 WAS REPLACED, UNIT PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE."
About This Pipeline Incident
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