KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC

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Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorKINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates40.59213, -74.21207

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

DURING NORMAL ROUNDS APPROXIMATELY 2010 ON JUNE 20, 2011, OPERATOR NOTICED SCENT OF GASOLINE IN VICINITY OF YELLOW BRIDGE MANIFOLD. OPERATOR FOUND WEEP UNDER GANJ N/L A FEW YARDS FROM THE RAILING OF RUM CREEK PIPE BRIDGE (MOST SOUTH POINT OF YELLOW BRIDGE MANIFOLD). OPERATOR IMMEDIATELY INITIATED EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN OF THE ACTIVE PIPELINE. APPROXIMATELY 10 GAL WEPT ONTO GROUND, SOME OF WHICH WAS FOUND IN CREEK. APPROXIMATELY 0130 ON JUNE 21, 2011, THE SECTION OF THE LINE WEEPING WAS EVACUATED OF GASOLINE AND WEEP SUBSIDED. CONTRACTOR WAS CALLED TO ISOLATE THE LINE. ATLANTIC RESPONSE ARRIVED ON SCENE TO CONTAIN THE DISCHARGE AND CONDUCT CLEAN UP OPERATIONS. THE LINE WAS FULLY ISOLATED AT APPROXIMATELY 0530, REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE PENDING PLAN OF ACTION FOR REPAIR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY ENGINEERING REVEALED A TAPE WRAPPED WELD SUFFERED CORROSION CAUSING THE LEAK. NOTE: THIS REPORT WAS UPDATED ON DEC 18TH 2013 DUE TO THE PHMSA REQUIREMENT OF ADDING E5F. DUE TO THE UPDATE ADDITIONAL FIELDS ARE NOW REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED WHICH WERE NOT PRIOR, HOWEVER, IN PART C3, YEAR OF MANUFACTURE IS AN ESTIMATE AS WE DO NOT HAVE THE RECORDS FOR THIS INFORMATION.

About This Pipeline Incident

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