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Accident # | 137020 |
State Police # | 12-00708 |
Accident Date | 2012-02-05 |
Report Date | 2012-02-09 |
Follow-up Date | 2012-04-05 |
Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Oil | Approx. 16h maximum | Underground coker feed line | NO | NO | NO | 84.0 gallons |
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons | Approx. 16h maximum | Underground coker feed line | NO | NO | YES | 2.6 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
Oil was discovered seeping up from the ground due to a leak in an underground coker feed line.
The line segment that developed the leak was removed from service and demolished. Excavation and soil remediation have been completed. Permanent isolation/repair of affected piping was completed by removing from service the line segment that developed the leak. The oil is a coker feed stream which has a high viscosity and does not migrate. The hydrocarbon material has been removed and all contaminated soil is disposed. SPOC and verbal report state that 15 gallons of Resid was released, but not mentioned in written report.
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