KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 45.69801, -93.99698 |
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 | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON JANUARY 15TH, 2015, KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. (""KPL"") WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE INSPECTIONS AT MINNESOTA PIPE LINE COMPANY, LLC'S FOLEY PUMP STATION. AT 14:25, CRUDE OIL WAS FIRST DISCOVERED ON THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND NEAR THE STATION'S LINE 1 NORTH BLOCK VALVE. THE PIPELINE HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR NON-RELATED MAINTENANCE. THE OPERATOR NOTIFIED THE PIPELINE CONTROL CENTER TO ENSURE THE PIPELINE SYSTEM HAD NOT BEEN STARTED. AT 15:24 IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF OIL SPILLED AND AMOUNT OF ESTIMATED PROPERTY DAMAGE WARRANTED A REPORT TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER AND A CALL WAS IMMEDIATELY PLACED TO REPORT THE RELEASE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM THE LITTLE FALLS STATION WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE ALONG WITH LOCAL CONTRACT RESOURCES. THE SITE WAS EXCAVATED AND THE SOURCE WAS IDENTIFIED AND CONTROLLED. THE SOURCE WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN APPURTENANCE ON THE FOLEY LINE 1 NORTH BLOCK VALVE. APPROXIMATELY 20 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE STATION RETURNED TO NORMAL SERVICE. THE AMOUNT OF SOIL REMEDIATED IS APPROXIMATELY 2,904 TONS.
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.