COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 39.67354, -76.12569 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| 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 JUNE 18TH AT 22:30 THE CONTROL CENTER RECIEVED A HIGH SUMP ALARM AT THE CONOWINGO STATION. THE CONTROL CENTER NOTIFIED THE OPERATOR ON DUTY TO CHECK THE UNMANNED STATION TO SEE WHAT HAD OCCURED. AT 23:39 THE OPERATOR ARRIVED AT THE STATION AND FOUND A LEAK COMING OUT OF THE VALVE STEM OF THE SUCTION VALVE OF # 1 UNIT. AT 00:00 THE OPERATIONS MANAGER RECEIVED A CALL TO INFORM THAT WE HAD PRODUCT ON THE GROUND AND THE PUMP WAS BLOCKED IN AND THE LEAK HAD STOPPED. AT 00:40 ON JUNE 19TH, THE OPERATIONS MANAGER INFORMED THE STATE OF MARYLAND OF THE UN-DETERMINED AMOUNT OF OIL WE HAD AT THE STATION. ON JUNE 19TH AT 07:00 WE HAD A CLEAN-UP CREW BEGIN THE CLEAN UP PROCESS - THIS PROCESS CONCLUDED ON JUNE 20TH AT 12:00 WITH ALL SOIL CLEANED AND CONTAINED. TECHNICIANS ARRIVED AT 11:00 ON THE 19TH TO CHANGE THE SEALS ON THE SUCTION VALVE.
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.