COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 8, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 8, 2013 |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.42163, -86.28629 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $5,000 |
| Emergency Response | $1,500 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT 16:30 ON 1/8/13 DURING A ROUTINE STATION CHECK AT ST IVES STATION, TECHNICIANS DISCOVERED PRODUCT DRIPPING FROM THE LINE 2 STATION BLOCK VALVE. THE TECHNICIANS IMMEDIATELY MADE NOTIFICATIONS AND CONTAINED THE LEAK. THE BOLTS ON THE CUPOLA AND BONNET WERE TIGHTENED AND PRODUCT DRIP WAS REDUCED TO A WEEP THAT WAS CONTAINED WITH ABSORBENT DIAPERS. SITE WAS CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED UNTIL REPAIRED. NO AGENCY REPORTING THRESHHOLDS WERE REACHED. REPAIR WAS SCHEDULED AND MADE THE FOLLOWING MORNING 1/9/13 AT 09:00. A 2' AREA AT THE BASE OF THE VALVE WAS IMPACTED. THE AFFECTED SOIL WAS REMOVED AND AREA COMPLETELEY CLEANED UP. CLEAN UP BEGAN 1/9/13 AND WAS COMPLETED 1/10/13. 4 YARDS OF SOIL WERE REMOVED. THROUGH PRODUCT RECOVERED AND RESULTS FROM LAB ANALYSIS OF THE SOIL IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK VOLUME WAS 9 GALLONS (6.5 GALLONS OF FREE PRODUCT/2.5 GALLONS CONTAINED IN SOIL). ALL CONTAMINATED SOIL WILL BE PROPERLY DISPOSED OF AT AN OFFSITE APPROVED DISPOSAL FACILITY."
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.