December 27 2021 Collins Pipeline bursts and PBF Energy makes no public notice.
Parish President indicates parish will now make public notifications
photos file https://edms.deq.louisiana.gov/app/doc/view?doc=13072649
Incident report https://edms.deq.louisiana.gov/app/doc/view?doc=13063286
Diesel Pipeline Near Flood Gate Bursts,
Contaminating Bayou Bienvenue
By Justin Walton reporter@thestbernardvoice.com
https://www.thestbernardvoice.com/
A pipeline operated by Collins Pipeline Company that transported diesel fuel from the Chalmette Refinery burst on December 27, 2021, causing more than 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel to flow into Bayou Bienvenue.
The burst, occurring right by the Bayou Bienvenue and Bayou Dupre Sector Flood Gates, was the result of corrosion in the pipeline -- which, according to reporting from the Associated Press, was discovered in October 2020 but determined to be serviceable under federal regulations.
[PBF Energy owns and operates Collins Pipeline and Chalmette Refinery]
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Almost two dozen coated birds were captured for treatment, but only two survived
On Wednesday, wildlife officials said more than 2,240 fish, including shad and gar, and 104 other animals, were found dead at the spill site. The toll includes 32 birds, 39 snakes and 16 turtles No alligators are known to have died, although many appear ill from diesel exposure.
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The severely corroded pipeline ruptured, documents show.
Tristan Baurick contributed to this report
The spill from the 16-inch diameter line operated by Collins Pipeline Co. was discovered Dec. 27 near a levee along the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Canal between Chalmette and Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge, according to documents from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
The spilled fuel contaminated soil and created a large pool of diesel in an environmentally sensitive area ... The wall along the [MR-GO] canal served as a barrier between the fuel and adjacent wetlands and the Gulf of Mexico.
Collins Pipeline is a subsidiary of Parsippany, New Jersey-based PBF Energy Inc. [PBF Energy owns and operates Collins Pipeline and the nearby Chalmette refinery]
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