COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 6, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 6, 2015 |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 37.66331, -78.23750 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | "FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT BODY (EXCEPT PUMP), TANK PLATE, OR OTHER MATERIAL" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $3,000 |
| Emergency Response | $30,000 |
| Other Costs | $1,000 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON JULY 6, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:00 AM, A SENIOR OPERATOR WAS MAKING ROUNDS AND NOTICED SHEEN OF PRODUCT INSIDE THE STING WATER TANK ACCESS WELL. HE NOTIFIED THE OPERATIONS MANAGER AND LEAD OPERATOR OF HIS FINDING. THE OIL WATER SEPARATOR (OWS) AND STING WATER TANK WERE ISOLATED. BOTH THE STING WATER TANK AND OWS WERE TEMPORARILY LOCKED OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETE. THE SHEEN WAS COLLECTED IN ABSORBENTS AND THE WATER WAS VACUUMED UP FOR DISPOSAL AT APPROVED RECYCLING FACILITY. RECOVERED PRODUCT WAS LESS THAN SIX GALLONS. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY PROJECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONTAINMENT AROUND THE OWS WAS NOT COMPLETELY SEALED. ALTHOUGH IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE STING WATER BREACHED THE CONTAINMENT AREA, THE DETERMINATION WAS MADE TO REPORT THIS AS POTENTIALLY IMPACTING THE ENVIRONMENT. ON 7/13/15,COURTESY NOTIFICATIONSWERE WAS MADE TO VIRGINIA STATE CORP COMMISSION WHICH WORKS ON BEHALF OF PHMSA IN VIRGINIA. NO OTHER AGENCIES WERE NOTIFIED SINCE IT WAS LESS THAN 25 GALLONS. 3/18/2016: I WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GASKET ON THE TANK VALVE HAD FAILED. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED ON THE TANK VALVE; ALL REPAIRS ARE COMPLETE."
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.