COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.78111, -88.04631 |
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 8/7/12 AT 13:56 EMPLOYEES AT BOLIGEE DELIVERY DISCOVERED PRODUCT LEAKING FROM THE CONNECTION (1 1/2"" NIPPLE) TO THE BLOW DOWN VALVE ON THE LINE 1 TRAP BYPASS VALVE. THE EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED THE CONTROLLER AT 13:56, THE CONTROLLER CLOSED OUT THE DELIVERY AT 14:10 AND LEAKING IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. NOTIFICATION TO THE AREA OM WAS MADE AT 14:10. EMPLOYEES IMMEDIATELY BEGAN CLEAN UP AND REPAIR ACTIVITIES. REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AND LINE WAS RESTARTED AT 18:46. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT RELEASE IMPACTS WERE ISOLATED TO WITHIN AN APPROXIMATE 6' AREA AROUND THE VALVE AND EXTENDED TO AN APPROXIMATE DEPTH OF 4 TO 6 FEET. CLEAN UP CONTINUED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING DAY TO REMOVE SOIL IMPACTED BY THE RELEASE. AN ESTIMATED 20 TONS OF SOIL WERE EXCAVATED AROUND THE VALVE AND STOCKPILED FOR TRANSPORT AND OFF SITE DISPOSAL. THE RELEASE VOLUME ESTIMATE OF 9 GALLONS WAS DETERMINED FROM ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACTED SOIL. NO FREE PRODUCT WAS ENCOUNTERED OR RECOVERED. NEITHER GROUNDWATER OR SURFACE WATER WERE IMPACTED BY THE RELEASE.
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.