ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.76578, -95.01163

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

ON 7/31/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30HRS OPERATOR NOTICE A SMALL STAIN DISCOLORING THE SOIL. AFTER ISOLATING THE TANK LINE AND EXCAVATION, 10 GALLONS OF JET FUEL WAS RECOVERED. ON 8/1/2014, AT 16:32 HOURS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS GOING TO EXCEED $50K. NRC WAS NOTIFIED AT 17:02 HRS. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AN OLD CLAMP HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON THE TANK LINE AND WAS LEAKING. THE OLD CLAMP WAS REMOVED, THE PIPE WAS CLEANED, AND A NEW PLIDCO CLAMP WAS INSTALLED.

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.

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