Pipeline spills 300,000 gallons of diesel near New Orleans
Source: Associated Press
Pipeline spills 300,000 gallons of diesel near New Orleans
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY and MATTHEW BROWN
January 12, 2022
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A severely corroded pipeline ruptured and spilled more than 300,000 gallons (1.1 million liters) of diesel fuel just outside New Orleans after needed repairs on the line were delayed by its operator, according to federal records.
Most of the fuel drained into and was skimmed out of two artificial ponds called “borrow pits,” state and local officials said.
The spill from the 16-inch-diameter (40-centimeter-diameter) line operated by Collins Pipeline Co. was discovered Dec. 27 near a levee in St. Bernard Parish, just east of New Orleans, according to documents from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
An inspection of the 42-year-old Meraux Pipeline more than a year earlier, in October 2020, revealed external corrosion along a 22-foot (7-meter) section of pipe in the same area as the spill. But repairs were delayed and the line continued operating after a subsequent inspection indicated the corrosion was not bad enough to require work immediately under federal regulations, according to the pipeline agency.
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They knew it was bad, and let it ride. 300,000 gallons. Jesus Pete!
