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Accident # | 113517 |
State Police # | 09-0813 |
Accident Date | 2009-03-19 |
Report Date | 2009-03-26 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Crude Oil | 5h 30m | tank water draw line servicing crude oil storage tanks | NO | NO | NO | 84.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As:
oil/water mixture discovered leaking from above ground pipeline--out-of-service tank water draw line. Mixture migrated in an earthen (diked) pipeway 800' east and stopped. Heavy rains occurred a few days into cleanup, flooding contained area where spill occurred. No DEQ report in this file, follow-up letter only.
"The external area of the piping around the failure was in very good condition with no notable corrosion present. The incident appears to be the result of internal corrosion of the pipeline which was not expected due to the line being out-of-service."
Clamped leak. Four vacuum trucks dispatched to remove free liquid, brought to Motiva's recovered oil sump for reprocessing in the refinery. Contaminated soil excavated and placed into plastic bags for disposal. Will add "Micro-Sorb(tm)" to the ground to further promote biodegradation of any low-level residual hydrocarbons once area dries out after the heavy rains. Will flush line then blind and isolate it.
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