COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — March 11, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 11, 2014 |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.97676, -83.91780 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | DEFECTIVE OR LOOSE TUBING OR FITTING |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,500 |
| Emergency Response | $7,500 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT DACULA STATION ON 3/11/14 AT 07:25 EST TUBING ON THE LINE 02 CONTROL VALVE BROKE LOOSE AT THE NUT AND BUSHING ON THE FLARED CONNECTION WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE CONTROL VALVE. FUEL OIL WAS RELEASED FROM THE TUBING INTO AN OPEN EXCAVATION (IN PLACE FOR ONGOING WORK) AROUND THE CONTROL VALVE. ALL OF THE RELEASED PRODUCT WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE EXCAVATION. COLONIAL AND CONTRACT PERSONNEL WERE ON SITE AT THE TIME AND DISCOVERED THE RELEASE IMMEDIATELY. A COLONIAL TECHNICIAN IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE CONTROL CENTER AND HAD THE STATION SHUTDOWN AND ISOLATED. HE ALSO ISOLATED THE TUBING TO CONTROL THE SOURCE. ON-SITE PERSONNEL QUICKLY APPLIED WATER TO THE EXCAVATION TO PREVENT DOWNWARD MIGRATION OF THE PRODUCT INTO THE SUBSURFACE. COLONIAL INTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. NO STATE AGENCY NOTIFICATIONS WERE REQUIRED. THERE WERE NO IMPACTS TO GROUNDWATER OR SURFACE WATER. TOTAL SPILL VOLUME IS 343 GALLONS WITH 310 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL RECOVERED BY HAND BAILING AND USING DIAPERS AND 33 GALLONS CONTAINED IN THE SOIL. ALL IMPACTED SOIL (APPROXIMATELY 3 YARDS) WAS EXCAVATED AND STOCKPILED FOR REMEDIATION AT THE ATLANTA JUNCTION LAND FARM.
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.