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Kinder Morgan Pipeline Belton

All POL/SITREP's for this site Kinder Morgan Pipeline Belton
Belton, SC - EPA Region IV
POLREP #1
Initial POLREP
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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Kinder Morgan Pipeline Belton - Removal Polrep
Initial Removal Polrep

EPA Emergency Response

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region IV

Subject: POLREP #1
Initial POLREP
Kinder Morgan Pipeline Belton

Belton, SC
Latitude: 34.5426700 Longitude: -82.5055500


To:
From: Jason Booth, FOSC
Date: 1/21/2015
Reporting Period: 12/9/2014-12/11/2014

1. Introduction
  1.1 Background
   
Site Number: Z4ZI    Contract Number:  
D.O. Number:      Action Memo Date:  
Response Authority: OPA    Response Type: Emergency
Response Lead: EPA    Incident Category:
NPL Status: Non NPL    Operable Unit:
Mobilization Date: 12/9/2014    Start Date: 12/9/2014
Demob Date: 12/11/2014    Completion Date: 12/11/2014
CERCLIS ID:    RCRIS ID:
ERNS No.: 1102954    State Notification:
FPN#: E15408    Reimbursable Account #:

1.1.1 Incident Category
Emergency Response

1.1.2 Site Description
The pipeline leak occurred in a agricultural field in a rural area. A home is located approximately 100 yards from the incident.

1.1.2.1 Location
The pipeline leak is located approximately 1,000 feet south of an unnamed tributary which empties Browns Creek which empties into Broadway Creek which empties into Broadway Lake. Broadway Lake empties into the Rocky River.  The site is located in Belton, Anderson County, South Carolina.

1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
The leaking pipeline poses a threat to enter the unnamed tributary.

1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results


2. Current Activities
  2.1 Operations Section
    2.1.1 Narrative
Kinder Morgan created NRC Report #1102954 on Dec 8, 2014. The report stated that gasoline had discharged from a 26 inch pipeline due to unknown causes. OSC Booth mobilized to the site on Dec 9, 2014 to conduct oversight of the damaged pipeline repair and remediation.

2.1.2 Response Actions to Date

Crews cleared areas around the damaged pipeline to make repairs. A total of 7,389 gallons of gasoline have been recovered from the excavated area around the pipeline. Contaminated soils are being loaded into lined roll off containers for disposal. Test pits were excavated between the known leak and the tributary to check for signs of migration. No gasoline has been observed in the test pits near the unnamed tributary. Air quality is constantly being monitored for benzene and VOCs. Media attention has been moderate.

SC DHEC will continue to oversee repair and remediation of soils.

 

 

2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
PRPs are conducting the cleanup activities.

2.1.4 Progress Metrics

Waste Stream Medium Quantity Manifest # Treatment Disposal
gasoline   7,389 gal      
gasoline soils unknown      
           


  2.2 Planning Section
    2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
Kinder Morgan will continue to repair damaged pipeline and excavate contaminated soils. SC DHEC will provide oversight of activities.

2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
Kinder Morgan's contractors will continue to conduct long term remediation at the site.

2.2.1.2 Next Steps

2.2.2 Issues

  2.3 Logistics Section
    No information available at this time.

  2.4 Finance Section
    No information available at this time.

  2.5 Other Command Staff
    No information available at this time.

3. Participating Entities
  3.1 Unified Command

3.2 Cooperating Agencies
SC DHEC

4. Personnel On Site
  Kinder Morgan
LE Belle
CH2MHill

EPA
SC DHEC

5. Definition of Terms
  No information available at this time.

6. Additional sources of information
  No information available at this time.

7. Situational Reference Materials
  No information available at this time.