Pollution/Situation Report Profile

Sunoco Pipeline Woodville
Woodville, TX - EPA Region VI
POLREP #2
Interim POLREP

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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Sunoco Pipeline Woodville - Removal Polrep

EPA Emergency Response

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region VI

Subject:

POLREP #2
Interim POLREP
Sunoco Pipeline Woodville

Woodville, TX
Latitude: 30.9318800 Longitude: -94.5312200

To:

From:

Mike McAteer, OSC

Date:

3/1/2013

Reporting Period:

2/26/13 to 2/28/13

1. Introduction

1.1 Background

Site Number:	FPN E13609	Contract Number:
D.O. Number:		Action Memo Date:
Response Authority:	OPA	Response Type:	Emergency
Response Lead:	PRP	Incident Category:
NPL Status:	Non NPL	Operable Unit:
Mobilization Date:	2/24/2013	Start Date:	2/24/2013
Demob Date:		Completion Date:
CERCLIS ID:		RCRIS ID:
ERNS No.:		State Notification:
FPN#:	E13609	Reimbursable Account #:

On February 24th, the NRC contacted the USEPA and informed them of an oil spill near Woodville, TX. OSC Mike McAteer was dispatched to the scene to determine the size and scope of the incident. NRC Report# 1039285 stated that the incident was discovered in Otter Creek on February 23rd at 1648 local incident time. Pipeline operator Sunoco had established a clean up contractor the evening that the spill was discovered to begin using boom and vacuum trucks for containment and recovery. Most recent estimates from Sunoco state that 550 bbl were released.

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2. Current Activities

2.1 Operations Section

February 26 - 28th, Sunoco contractors continued to remove crude oil from the affected drainage ditch, Otter Creek, and Russell Creek. Cleanup methods employed by contractors include vacuuming and skimming, utilizing sorbent pads, booms, and snares to remove oil, and flushing of Otter Creek utilizing water from Russell Creek (upstream of Otter Creek confluence); proper permitting from TCEQ has been obtained for surface water extraction. Oiled sorbent pads, booms, snares, and debris are removed, placed in drum liners, put in roll-offs and secured for disposal. Total crude oil removed from the affected areas through February 28th is 105 bbls, and approximately six roll-offs filled with oiled debris bags

2.2 Planning Section

2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
Review and approve Sunoco's daily IAP and continue to observe creek conditions and progress of cleanup activities.

Sunoco engineers are calculating a more accurate volume of crude oil released from the pipeline. The current 550 bbl estimate may be updated soon.

Sunoco is planning to conduct an integrity inspection of the Colmesneil pipeline in the next few days. The goal is to hopefully determine the cause of the release last week and determine if other locations of the pipeline may be at risk of rupture.

2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
Sunoco will continue clean up operations in all divisions of the affected area. OSRO contractor staffing will be maintained at 159 employees involved in field cleanup activities. Vac truck operations will be reduced to one vac truck (instead of 3) due to the fact that access to remaining heavily oiled areas does not allow for large vehicular traffic.

2.2.1.2 Next Steps

2.2.2 Issues

Sunoco continues to arrange for access with landowners along the 6 miles of impacted creek. Physical access to the majority of the impacted creek area is very difficult due to rolling terrain and heavy vegetation.

2.3 Logistics Section