Wednesday, January 23, 2013

APNewsBreak: Floods Blamed for 16 Pipeline Spills | Reduction

APNewsBreak: Floods Blamed for 16 Pipeline Spills

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Pipeline spills caused by flooding dumped 2. 4 million gallons of crude oil and other hazardous liquids into U.S. waterways over the past two decades, according to a new report from federal regulators. The Department of Transportation report to Congress was crafted in response to a 2011 spill into Montana's Yellowstone River. The spill highlighted gaps in federal pipeline rules that require lines to be buried just 4 feet below riverbeds — scant cover that can quickly be scoured away by floodwaters. The Associated Press obtained the report this week before its public release. Regulators found flood-related pipeline spills since 1993 in California, Texas, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Kentucky. Of the 2. 4 million gallons of oil, gasoline, propane and other hazardous liquids released, less than 300,000 gallons were recovered.

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