COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 37.15778, -78.83500 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
ON MARCH 31, 2010, A CRACKED TEE FITTING CONNECTING THE LEAK DETECTION TUBING TO A 2 INCH DRAIN LINE WAS DISCOVERED. THE FITTING WAS IMMEDIATELY REPLACED, ELIMINATING THE SOURCE, AND VADEQ WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CONFIRMED RELEASE. ADDITIONAL DIGGING WAS CONDUCTED TO REMOVE SOILS THAT WERE CONTAMINATED. SOILS, WATER AND OIL REMOVED WERE ALL SHIPPED OFF-SITE FOR PROPER TREATMENT AND RECYCLING. SAMPLING TO VERIFY CONTAMINANT REMOVAL WAS CONDUCTED ON APRIL 14, 2010. ON 4-30-2010 TOTAL COST WERE ESTIMATED TO BE $56,170. ACCORDINGLY, A TELEPHONIC NOTICE WAS MADE TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER. THE CRACKED TEE FITTING WAS ANALYZED BY A THIRD-PARTY METALLURGIST AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT WATER/MOISTURE FROZE INSIDE THE FITTING RESULTING IN A CRACKED FITTING.
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.