Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-06-16 — 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)
$6,800
Incident datetime
2013-06-16 06:30
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
At approximately o5:30 plt, outside tank farm controller discovered a pool of green drag reducing agent (dra) by the line 20 trap and green dra bubbling up where the dra injection line for line 20 comes above grade. Line 20 and dra injection were shut down and dra injection isolated. Notifications to om, environmental specialist and district project leader, who is acting district director of operations, were made. Environmental specialist, technician,and a contract crew responded to clean up the site and determined the source to be a failure of the dra high pressure hose. Approximately 300 square foot area was impacted on the surface with dra/diesel fuel mixture near the line 20 launching trap. Approximately 55 gallons of dra and diesel mixture was recovered off the ground using diaphragm pumps. An estimated 125 gallons of the dra and diesel mixture was contained within the excavated soil. The soil volume was based on observations of the excavated soil; laboratory analysis of the soil was not made due to the lack of appropriate analytical methodology for the dra and diesel mixture. Total recovered mixture was 180 gallons. It was estimated that 50% of the mixture was diesel fuel based on visual observation. Therefore, 90 gallons of diesel fuel were released and recovered in total, and 90 gallons of dra were released and recovered. There were no impacts to groundwater, and there were no agency notifications made. The dra and diesel mixture was combined with the contaminated soil and added sawdust for solidification. The solid will be transported to a local landfill for disposal. No further remedial action required.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-07-02 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130239
Supplemental Number
18259
Report Type
Original 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
2013-06-16 06:30:00
Location Latitude
33.85602
Location Longitude
-84.62397
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel
Unintentional Release Bbls
2.2
Recovered Bbls
2.2
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-06-16 06:30:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2013-06-16 06:40:00
Restart Datetime
2013-06-16 09:50:00
On Site Datetime
2013-06-16 08:00:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Colonial/atlanta Junction
Segment Name
Line 20 Atlanta Junction To Rome
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ga
Onshore Postal Code
30106
Onshore City Name
Austell
Onshore County Name
Cobb
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
1
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Auxiliary Piping (E.g. Drain Lines)
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Dra Hose, Check Valve Failure
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
337
Est Cost Prop Damage
6800
Est Cost Emergency
7500
Est Cost Environmental
4500
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
19137
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Other Equipment Failure
Eq Failure Type
Other Equipment Failure
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
2013-07-02 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
A* M* T*****
Authorizer Telephone
6787622872
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Manager
Authorizer Email
A******@c******.com
Narrative
At approximately o5:30 plt, outside tank farm controller discovered a pool of green drag reducing agent (dra) by the line 20 trap and green dra bubbling up where the dra injection line for line 20 comes above grade. Line 20 and dra injection were shut down and dra injection isolated. Notifications to om, environmental specialist and district project leader, who is acting district director of operations, were made. Environmental specialist, technician,and a contract crew responded to clean up the site and determined the source to be a failure of the dra high pressure hose. Approximately 300 square foot area was impacted on the surface with dra/diesel fuel mixture near the line 20 launching trap. Approximately 55 gallons of dra and diesel mixture was recovered off the ground using diaphragm pumps. An estimated 125 gallons of the dra and diesel mixture was contained within the excavated soil. The soil volume was based on observations of the excavated soil; laboratory analysis of the soil was not made due to the lack of appropriate analytical methodology for the dra and diesel mixture. Total recovered mixture was 180 gallons. It was estimated that 50% of the mixture was diesel fuel based on visual observation. Therefore, 90 gallons of diesel fuel were released and recovered in total, and 90 gallons of dra were released and recovered. There were no impacts to groundwater, and there were no agency notifications made. The dra and diesel mixture was combined with the contaminated soil and added sawdust for solidification. The solid will be transported to a local landfill for disposal. No further remedial action required.
| Report Received Date | 2013-07-02 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130239 |
| Supplemental Number | 18259 |
| Report Type | Original 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 | 2013-06-16 06:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 33.85602 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -84.62397 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 2.2 |
| Recovered Bbls | 2.2 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-06-16 06:30:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2013-06-16 06:40:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2013-06-16 09:50:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-06-16 08:00:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Colonial/atlanta Junction |
| Segment Name | Line 20 Atlanta Junction To Rome |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ga |
| Onshore Postal Code | 30106 |
| Onshore City Name | Austell |
| Onshore County Name | Cobb |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | 1 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Auxiliary Piping (E.g. Drain Lines) |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Dra Hose, Check Valve Failure |
| 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 | 337 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 6800 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 7500 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 4500 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 19137 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Other Equipment Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Other Equipment Failure |
| 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 | 2013-07-02 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | A* M* T***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 6787622872 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Manager |
| Authorizer Email | A******@c******.com |
| Narrative | At approximately o5:30 plt, outside tank farm controller discovered a pool of green drag reducing agent (dra) by the line 20 trap and green dra bubbling up where the dra injection line for line 20 comes above grade. Line 20 and dra injection were shut down and dra injection isolated. Notifications to om, environmental specialist and district project leader, who is acting district director of operations, were made. Environmental specialist, technician,and a contract crew responded to clean up the site and determined the source to be a failure of the dra high pressure hose. Approximately 300 square foot area was impacted on the surface with dra/diesel fuel mixture near the line 20 launching trap. Approximately 55 gallons of dra and diesel mixture was recovered off the ground using diaphragm pumps. An estimated 125 gallons of the dra and diesel mixture was contained within the excavated soil. The soil volume was based on observations of the excavated soil; laboratory analysis of the soil was not made due to the lack of appropriate analytical methodology for the dra and diesel mixture. Total recovered mixture was 180 gallons. It was estimated that 50% of the mixture was diesel fuel based on visual observation. Therefore, 90 gallons of diesel fuel were released and recovered in total, and 90 gallons of dra were released and recovered. There were no impacts to groundwater, and there were no agency notifications made. The dra and diesel mixture was combined with the contaminated soil and added sawdust for solidification. The solid will be transported to a local landfill for disposal. No further remedial action required. |
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