"KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC"

hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 22, 2016

Incident Information

Incident DateJanuary 22, 2016
Operator"KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC"
CommodityREFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.72536, -95.20334

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
SubcauseINTERNAL CORROSION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$71,841
Emergency Response$39,780
Other Costs$807,540

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Incident Narrative

"ON 01/22/2016 A ULSD LEAK WAS OBSERVED NEAR THE COLONIAL MANIFOLD. OVER THE COURSE OF SIX MONTHS, LINES WERE PRESSURE TESTED AND EXPLORATORY DIGS WERE MADE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE ULSD. ON 6/11/2016 THE TANK LINE ON DOT 170-5 WAS DISCOVERED TO BE THE SOURCE 15 FEET UNDERGROUND. SECTION OF PIPELINE WAS FLANGED OFF THE REST OF THE SYSTEM AND THE PIPELINE WAS ABANDONED."

About This Pipeline Incident

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