Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-05-06 — GA
Operator
Colonial Pipeline Co
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$5,000
Incident datetime
2013-05-06 06:10
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
At 0610 on 5/6/13 exxon operator discovered product leaking from colonial's line 19 solatron pump. The operator immediately called colonial's control center. Line 19 was shutdown @ 0610 and local colonial personnel were notified. Colonial technicians arrived onsite at 0630 and isolated the pump. Colonial's operations manager (om) was notified at 0630, district environmental manager (dem) was notified at 0640 and district director of operations (ddo) was notified at 0652. Technicians determined that a failed pump seal was the source of the leak and replaced the pump as a permanent repair. It is estimated that 190 gallons of product was released, the majority of which was contained in 6' by 8' by 4' deep excavation associated with unrelated work at the station. The excavation contained rainwater which appears to have prevented downward migration of the product. Approximately 20 yards of soil were impacted around the perimeter of the excavation and in the vicinity of the pump. The majority of the release was contained within the curbed area of the station with a small amount impacting a 8' by 3' area outside of the eastern curb. At this time groundwater does not appear to have been impacted by the release. An estimated 150 gallons was recovered from the excavation by vacuum truck, approximately 20 gallons were contained within impacted soils, and 20 gallons were lost to evaporation. During the week of may 6th, the majority of soils impacted by the release were excavated and temporarily stored onsite awaiting disposal. Work continues at the site to fully investigate and confirm extent of impacts from the release and to address pre-existing soil contamination issues found during the response. Tennessee department of environment and conservation was notified of the release on may 7th. 3/11/14 assessment and remediation activities have been completed at the site. A report documenting assessment and remediation activities performed at the site is under preparation and will be submitted to the tennessee department of environment and conservation.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-05-29 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130185
Supplemental Number
19122
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2552
Name
Colonial Pipeline Co
Operator Street Address
1000 Lake St.
Operator City Name
Alpharetta
Operator State Abbreviation
GA
Operator Postal Code
30009
Local Datetime
2013-05-06 06:10:00
Location Latitude
36.18085
Location Longitude
-86.82914
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Gasoline (Non-Ethanol)
Unintentional Release Bbls
4.5
Recovered Bbls
4.1
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-05-06 06:10:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2013-05-06 06:10:00
Restart Datetime
2013-05-06 06:35:00
On Site Datetime
2013-05-06 06:30:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Colonial/exxon Remote
Segment Name
Line 19
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tn
Onshore Postal Code
37213
Onshore City Name
Nashville
Onshore County Name
Davidson
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Exxon Remote
Federal
No
Location Type
Originated On Operator-Controlled Property, But Then Flowed Or Migrated Off The Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pump
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
500
Est Cost Prop Damage
5000
Est Cost Emergency
10000
Est Cost Environmental
25000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
40500
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Preparer Name
J**** H********
Preparer Title
District Compliance Coordinator
Preparer Email
J*******@c******.com
Preparer Telephone
336-404-3990
Preparer Fax
336-931-6068
Prepared Date
2014-03-13 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
A* M* T*****
Authorizer Telephone
6787622872
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Manager
Authorizer Email
A******@c******.com
Narrative
A**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************@ 0610 and local colonial personnel were notified. Colonial technicians arrived onsite at 0630 and isolated the pump. Colonial's operations manager (om) was notified at 0630, district environmental manager (dem) was notified at 0640 and district director of operations (ddo) was notified at 0652. Technicians determined that a failed pump seal was the source of the leak and replaced the pump as a permanent repair. It is estimated that 190 gallons of product was released, the majority of which was contained in 6' by 8' by 4' deep excavation associated with unrelated work at the station. The excavation contained rainwater which appears to have prevented downward migration of the product. Approximately 20 yards of soil were impacted around the perimeter of the excavation and in the vicinity of the pump. The majority of the release was contained within the curbed area of the station with a small amount impacting a 8' by 3' area outside of the eastern curb. At this time groundwater does not appear to have been impacted by the release. An estimated 150 gallons was recovered from the excavation by vacuum truck, approximately 20 gallons were contained within impacted soils, and 20 gallons were lost to evaporation. During the week of may 6th, the majority of soils impacted by the release were excavated and temporarily stored onsite awaiting disposal. Work continues at the site to fully investigate and confirm extent of impacts from the release and to address pre-existing soil contamination issues found during the response. Tennessee department of environment and conservation was notified of the release on may 7th. 3/11/14 assessment and remediation activities have been completed at the site. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************.
| Report Received Date | 2013-05-29 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130185 |
| Supplemental Number | 19122 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2552 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Colonial Pipeline Co |
| Operator Street Address | 1000 Lake St. |
| Operator City Name | Alpharetta |
| Operator State Abbreviation | GA |
| Operator Postal Code | 30009 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-05-06 06:10:00 |
| Location Latitude | 36.18085 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -86.82914 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Gasoline (Non-Ethanol) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 4.5 |
| Recovered Bbls | 4.1 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-05-06 06:10:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2013-05-06 06:10:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2013-05-06 06:35:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-05-06 06:30:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Colonial/exxon Remote |
| Segment Name | Line 19 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tn |
| Onshore Postal Code | 37213 |
| Onshore City Name | Nashville |
| Onshore County Name | Davidson |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Exxon Remote |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Originated On Operator-Controlled Property, But Then Flowed Or Migrated Off The Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pump |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 500 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 5000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 10000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 25000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 40500 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Preparer Name | J**** H******** |
| Preparer Title | District Compliance Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | J*******@c******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 336-404-3990 |
| Preparer Fax | 336-931-6068 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | A* M* T***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 6787622872 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Manager |
| Authorizer Email | A******@c******.com |
| Narrative | A**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************@ 0610 and local colonial personnel were notified. Colonial technicians arrived onsite at 0630 and isolated the pump. Colonial's operations manager (om) was notified at 0630, district environmental manager (dem) was notified at 0640 and district director of operations (ddo) was notified at 0652. Technicians determined that a failed pump seal was the source of the leak and replaced the pump as a permanent repair. It is estimated that 190 gallons of product was released, the majority of which was contained in 6' by 8' by 4' deep excavation associated with unrelated work at the station. The excavation contained rainwater which appears to have prevented downward migration of the product. Approximately 20 yards of soil were impacted around the perimeter of the excavation and in the vicinity of the pump. The majority of the release was contained within the curbed area of the station with a small amount impacting a 8' by 3' area outside of the eastern curb. At this time groundwater does not appear to have been impacted by the release. An estimated 150 gallons was recovered from the excavation by vacuum truck, approximately 20 gallons were contained within impacted soils, and 20 gallons were lost to evaporation. During the week of may 6th, the majority of soils impacted by the release were excavated and temporarily stored onsite awaiting disposal. Work continues at the site to fully investigate and confirm extent of impacts from the release and to address pre-existing soil contamination issues found during the response. Tennessee department of environment and conservation was notified of the release on may 7th. 3/11/14 assessment and remediation activities have been completed at the site. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************. |
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