Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1007077
Incident Time: 2012-03-28 06:30:00
Nearest City: Corpus Christi, TX
Location: IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE TERMINAL 3009 WEST CAUSEWAY BOULEVARD
Incident Type: PIPELINE
Material: OIL: CRUDE
Medium Affected: LAND
Suspected Responsible Party: HARVEST PIPELINE
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 27.819526, -97.394687 (Approximated from street_address)
Reported Spill Volume: 42000 gallons
Report Description
CALLER IS REPORTING THAT WHILE COMING OVER TO WRITE PERMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS A LARGE SPILL OF CRUDE OIL WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND. APPROXIMATELY 1,000 BARRELS OF PRODUCT OVERFLOWED FROM THE FRACK TANK AS THE PIPELINE COMPANY WAS DE-AIRING THE LINE AND VENTING IT INTO A FRACK TANK. THE MATERIAL HAS NOT REACHED ANY WATERWAYS. THE SPILL WAS DUE TO A LACK OF COMMUNICATION FROM PIPELINE COMPANY TO THE FACILITY. THE FACILITY WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT THEY WERE DOING THIS OPERATION OVERNIGHT. MOST OF THE MATERIAL IS IN CONTAINMENT THE REST IS DIKED OFF AND CONTAINED.

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