COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 4, 2012
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 4, 2012 |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.97499, -94.05586 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $3,000 |
| Emergency Response | $3,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON MARCH 4, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 9 A.M., CONTRACTORS WERE EXCAVATING AROUND THE HEBERT LINE 1 STATION ISOLATION VALVE AND FOUND PRODUCT IN A BURIED ACCESS WELL IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM OF THE VALVE. THE PROJECT INSPECTOR NOTIFIED THE OPERATIONS MANAGER AT APPROXIMATELY 10 A.M. A VACUUM TRUCK WAS CALLED AND REMOVED APPROXIMATELY 105 GALLONS OF PRODUCT AND 200 GALLONS OF WATER. THE ACCESS WELL WAS EXCAVATED AND REMOVED SO THE VALVE IN THE WELL COULD BE INSPECTED. THE VALVE AND THE IMMEDIATE AREA WERE INSPECTED AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF AN ACTIVE LEAK. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE STEM SEAL CONTAINMENT SYSTEM WAS RE-PIPED TO A TEMPORARY CONTAINMENT SYSTEM AND THE SOURCE OF THE PRODUCT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE STEM SEALS OF THE 6 INCH WRAPAROUND VALVE. NO STATE OR LOCAL 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.