KINDER MORGAN PIPELINES (USA) INC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 3, 2010
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 3, 2010 |
| Operator | KINDER MORGAN PIPELINES (USA) INC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 39.64343, -94.61827 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $90,000 |
| Emergency Response | $51,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON APRIL 3 2010 A CRUDE OIL RELEASE OCCURRED AT PLATTE PIPELINE COMPANY'S GOWER STATION (MISSOURI). THE RELEASE WAS REPORTED BY A NEIGHBOR OF THE FACILITY. PIPELINE OPERATIONS WERE SHUT DOWN AND COMPANY PERSONNEL RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY. CONTAMINATION FROM THE RELEASE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE PROPERTY BOUNDARY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FIRES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RELEASE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO WATER (SURFACE OR GROUNDWATER). THE ESTIMATED VOLUME OF CRUDE OIL RELEASED IS APPROXIMATELY 20 BARRELS. ALL FREE OIL WAS RECOVERED AND THE CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS EXCAVATED AND DISPOSED OFF SITE. EXTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (EPA, PHMSA), THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (MDNR), AND THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE (LEPC). REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MDNR AND LEPC RESPONDED TO THE SITE AND WERE SATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE. MDNR PROVIDED OVERSIGHT AND GUIDANCE WITH REGARDS TO CLEAN UP OPERATIONS. NORMAL PIPELINE OPERATION RESUMED WITHIN 6 HOURS OF THE SHUTDOWN. THE RELEASE APPARENTLY OCCURRED FROM INTERNAL CORROSION ON THE STATION BY-PASS RELIEF LINE. AN ENGINEERING EVALUATION HAS BEEN INITIATED TO VERIFY THE CAUSE. THE BY-PASS LINE WAS ISOLATED AND REMOVED FROM SERVICE WHILE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE BY-PASS LINE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON APRIL 14."
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.