COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 34.55306, -82.47944 |
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 MAY 3, 2013, THE OPERATOR ON DUTY WAS CHECKING THE STATION YARD AND NOTICED PRODUCT LEAKING FROM THE BLOCK AND BLEED VALVE ON TANK 572, LINE 21 MANIFOLD. CONTAINMENT AND EOP WAS STARTED IMMEDIATELY. THE LEAD OPERATOR AND A TECHNICIAN WERE DISPATCHED TO THE STATION. REQUIRED INTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. THE VALVE WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE STEM LEAKING. THE VALVE STEM HAD LOOSENED CAUSING THE LEAK. SEVEN GALLONS OF PRODUCT WERE CONTAINED AND RECOVERED FROM AN ADJACENT EXCAVATION. NO IMPACTS TO SOIL, GROUND WATER OR SURFACE WATER. NO AGENCY NOTIFICATIONS WERE REQUIRED.
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.