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Illinois Significant Incidents and Mileage Overview

The report below provides details and incident history for the pipeline systems in the state of Illinois.

The incidents reported below are limited to Significant Incidents (A) over the period 1999 to 2008 only. Each year and selected column totals provide links to focused reports showing the causes of the corresponding incidents.

The data sources for this report are the PHMSA Filtered Incident Files (1) (2) (3) and several pipeline mileage data sources as described below.

All mileages are for the year 2008 and are approximate as some data sources may not contain a complete record of state pipeline mileage for the year 2008.

See State Significant Incident Detail Listing for more information about each Significant Incident in Illinois

Where appropriate, the table columns can be sorted by clicking the corresponding column header.

Illinois Pipeline Safety Regulatory Fact Sheet

More Pipeline Incidents and Mileage Reports are available.

Important Update: As of October 2009, these reports were modified to exclude Gas Distribution incidents where fire/explosion was the primary cause of failure, such as a house fire that subsequently resulted in - but was not caused by - a distribution line failure (B)
Pipeline Mileage Overview
Pipeline SystemMileage
Hazardous liquid line mileage 6,961
Gas transmission line mileage 9,738
Gas Gathering line mileage 1
Gas distribution mileage ( 3,669,085 total services (C)) 60,744
Total pipeline mileage 77,445
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Illinois All Pipeline Systems: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 11 0 3 $3,672,514 3,068 1,278
2000 9 0 2 $2,924,925 494 381
2001 12 0 8 $984,544 1,230 508
2002 12 0 1 $8,883,863 14,214 13,716
2003 19 1 2 $13,147,249 7,162 2,935
2004 13 0 1 $3,331,142 510 195
2005 13 0 4 $5,423,044 191 88
2006 7 1 0 $2,081,425 1,482 1,480
2007 11 0 2 $3,350,989 170 141
2008 8 0 1 $14,321,667 6,606 793
Totals 115 2 24 $58,121,367 35,128 21,515
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 9 0 1 $6,584,694 2,753 805
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 10 0 2 $5,701,654 1,792 540
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 12 0 2 $5,812,137 3,513 2,152
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 12 0 2 $5,812,137 3,513 2,152
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Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Illinois Hazardous Liquid: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 6 0 0 $1,123,313 3,068 1,278
2000 5 0 0 $147,885 494 381
2001 7 0 5 $253,054 1,230 508
2002 8 0 0 $6,329,180 14,214 13,716
2003 12 0 0 $6,467,294 7,162 2,935
2004 6 0 0 $913,010 510 195
2005 8 0 0 $4,523,513 191 88
2006 5 0 0 $1,603,776 1,482 1,480
2007 5 0 0 $925,284 170 141
2008 7 0 0 $14,021,667 6,606 793
Totals 69 0 5 $36,307,981 35,128 21,515
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 6 0 0 $5,516,909 2,753 805
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 6 0 0 $4,397,450 1,792 540
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 7 0 1 $3,630,798 3,513 2,152
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 7 0 1 $3,630,798 3,513 2,152
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Illinois Hazardous Liquid Onshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 6 0 0 $1,123,313 3,068 1,278
2000 5 0 0 $147,885 494 381
2001 7 0 5 $253,054 1,230 508
2002 8 0 0 $6,329,180 14,214 13,716
2003 12 0 0 $6,467,294 7,162 2,935
2004 6 0 0 $913,010 510 195
2005 8 0 0 $4,523,513 191 88
2006 5 0 0 $1,603,776 1,482 1,480
2007 5 0 0 $925,284 170 141
2008 7 0 0 $14,021,667 6,606 793
Totals 69 0 5 $36,307,981 35,128 21,515
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 6 0 0 $5,516,909 2,753 805
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 6 0 0 $4,397,450 1,792 540
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 7 0 1 $3,630,798 3,513 2,152
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 7 0 1 $3,630,798 3,513 2,152
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Illinois Hazardous Liquid Offshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2006 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2007 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2008 0 0 0 $0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 $0 0 0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
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Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Illinois Gas Transmission: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 1 0 0 $2,236,686
2000 3 0 0 $2,594,340
2001 1 0 0 $130,464
2002 1 0 0 $157,275
2003 2 0 0 $1,616,940
2004 3 0 0 $528,652
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 3 0 0 $2,192,002
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 14 0 0 $9,456,361
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 1 0 0 $730,667
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 1 0 0 $544,131
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 1 0 0 $945,636
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 1 0 0 $945,636
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Illinois Gas Transmission Onshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 1 0 0 $2,236,686
2000 3 0 0 $2,594,340
2001 1 0 0 $130,464
2002 1 0 0 $157,275
2003 2 0 0 $1,616,940
2004 3 0 0 $528,652
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 3 0 0 $2,192,002
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 14 0 0 $9,456,361
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 1 0 0 $730,667
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 1 0 0 $544,131
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 1 0 0 $945,636
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 1 0 0 $945,636
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Illinois Gas Transmission Offshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 0 0 0 $0
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 0 0 0 $0
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Illinois Gas Gathering: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 0 0 0 $0
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 0 0 0 $0
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Illinois Gas Distribution: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 4 0 3 $312,514
2000 1 0 2 $182,700
2001 4 0 3 $601,025
2002 3 0 1 $2,397,407
2003 5 1 2 $5,063,013
2004 4 0 1 $1,889,479
2005 5 0 4 $899,530
2006 2 1 0 $477,649
2007 3 0 2 $233,702
2008 1 0 1 $300,000
Totals 32 2 19 $12,357,024
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 2 0 1 $337,117
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 3 0 2 $760,072
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 3 0 2 $1,235,702
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 3 0 2 $1,235,702
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Illinois All Pipeline Systems: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 2 0 3 $1,863 0 0
2000 1 0 2 $182,700 0 0
2001 4 0 8 $5,950 0 0
2002 1 0 1 $409,313 0 0
2003 3 1 2 $3,567,123 0 0
2004 1 0 1 $0 0 0
2005 3 0 4 $169,194 0 0
2006 1 1 0 $371,503 0 0
2007 2 0 2 $109,067 0 0
2008 1 0 1 $300,000 0 0
Totals 19 2 24 $5,116,716 0 0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 1 0 1 $260,190 0 0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 2 0 2 $189,953 0 0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 2 0 2 $511,672 0 0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 2 0 2 $511,672 0 0
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Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Illinois Hazardous Liquid: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2001 1 0 5 $0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2006 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2007 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2008 0 0 0 $0 0 0
Totals 1 0 5 $0 0 0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 1 $0 0 0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 1 $0 0 0
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Illinois Hazardous Liquid Onshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2001 1 0 5 $0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2006 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2007 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2008 0 0 0 $0 0 0
Totals 1 0 5 $0 0 0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 1 $0 0 0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 1 $0 0 0
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Illinois Hazardous Liquid Offshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2006 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2007 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2008 0 0 0 $0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 $0 0 0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
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Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Illinois Gas Transmission: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 0 0 0 $0
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 0 0 0 $0
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0
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Illinois Gas Transmission Onshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 0 0 0 $0
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 0 0 0 $0
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0
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Illinois Gas Transmission Offshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 0 0 0 $0
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 0 0 0 $0
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Illinois Gas Gathering: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 0 0 0 $0
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 0 0 0 $0
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Illinois Gas Distribution: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 2 0 3 $1,863
2000 1 0 2 $182,700
2001 3 0 3 $5,950
2002 1 0 1 $409,313
2003 3 1 2 $3,567,123
2004 1 0 1 $0
2005 3 0 4 $169,194
2006 1 1 0 $371,503
2007 2 0 2 $109,067
2008 1 0 1 $300,000
Totals 18 2 19 $5,116,716
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 1 0 1 $260,190
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 2 0 2 $189,953
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 2 0 2 $511,672
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 2 0 2 $511,672
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Transmission Mileage by Commodity
Commodity Pipeline Miles %
Anhydrous Ammonia 175 1.0%
Crude Oil 2,001 11.8%
Empty Liquid 498 2.9%
Highly Volatile Liquid 1,100 6.4%
Liquid Petroleum Gas 179 1.0%
Natural Gas 9,513 56.1%
Natural Gas Liquids 96 0.5%
Nitrogen 456 2.6%
Refined Products 2,919 17.2%
Totals 16,938 100%
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Transmission Mileage by County
County Gas Miles Liquid Miles %
Adams 75 30 0.6%
Alexander 7 16 0.1%
Bond 77 98 1.0%
Boone 28 11 0.2%
Brown 27 2 0.1%
Bureau 258 44 1.7%
Carroll 0 4 0.0%
Cass 23 0 0.1%
Champaign 232 140 2.2%
Christian 141 152 1.7%
Clark 28 196 1.3%
Clay 63 63 0.7%
Clinton 154 15 1.0%
Coles 69 49 0.7%
Cook 428 416 4.9%
Crawford 49 122 1.0%
Cumberland 56 93 0.8%
De Witt 13 79 0.5%
DeKalb 108 49 0.9%
Douglas 244 32 1.6%
DuPage 167 180 2.0%
Edgar 149 43 1.1%
Edwards 0 12 0.0%
Effingham 88 116 1.2%
Fayette 104 165 1.5%
Ford 84 178 1.5%
Franklin 24 27 0.3%
Fulton 10 44 0.3%
Grundy 204 144 2.0%
Hamilton 48 27 0.4%
Hancock 49 45 0.5%
Henderson 36 43 0.4%
Henry 289 0 1.7%
Iroquois 51 110 0.9%
Jackson 94 0 0.5%
Jasper 0 48 0.2%
Jefferson 11 25 0.2%
Jersey 0 15 0.0%
Jo Daviess 55 49 0.6%
Johnson 46 68 0.6%
Kane 155 73 1.3%
Kankakee 173 207 2.2%
Kendall 131 49 1.0%
Knox 88 49 0.8%
La Salle 319 123 2.6%
Lake 157 25 1.0%
Lawrence 64 64 0.7%
Lee 65 102 0.9%
Livingston 254 235 2.8%
Logan 189 0 1.1%
Macon 138 121 1.5%
Macoupin 10 84 0.5%
Madison 280 360 3.7%
Marion 96 121 1.2%
Marshall 17 46 0.3%
Mason 0 21 0.1%
Massac 18 40 0.3%
McDonough 41 10 0.3%
McHenry 224 66 1.7%
McLean 245 125 2.1%
Menard 22 0 0.1%
Mercer 90 0 0.5%
Monroe 63 0 0.3%
Montgomery 54 140 1.1%
Morgan 132 0 0.7%
Moultrie 164 33 1.1%
Ogle 100 77 1.0%
Peoria 127 63 1.1%
Perry 61 6 0.4%
Piatt 137 87 1.3%
Pike 244 0 1.4%
Pope 0 3 0.0%
Putnam 22 0 0.1%
Randolph 34 26 0.3%
Richland 20 20 0.2%
Rock Island 200 31 1.3%
Saline 19 26 0.2%
Sangamon 252 0 1.4%
Schuyler 18 24 0.2%
Scott 94 0 0.5%
Shelby 84 104 1.1%
St. Clair 124 91 1.2%
Stephenson 45 9 0.3%
Tazewell 120 26 0.8%
Union 23 44 0.4%
Vermilion 207 40 1.4%
Wabash 20 22 0.2%
Warren 25 54 0.4%
Washington 72 25 0.5%
Wayne 51 59 0.6%
White 44 58 0.6%
Whiteside 160 128 1.7%
Will 668 758 8.4%
Williamson 121 68 1.1%
Winnebago 58 48 0.6%
Woodford 1 24 0.1%
Totals 9,966 6,965 100%
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Notes

  1. Significant Incidents are those incidents reported by pipeline operators with any of the following conditions are met: 1) fatality or injury requiring in-patient hospitalization. 2) $50,000 or more in total costs, measured in 1984 dollars. 3) highly volatile liquid releases of 5 barrels or more or other liquid releases of 50 barrels or more. 4) liquid releases resulting in an unintentional fire or explosion. Note: Significant Incidents include all Serious Incidents. Unless otherwise noted, any counts of Significant Incidents also include Serious Incidents.
  2. Gas Distribution incidents where fire/explosion was the primary cause of failure, such as a house fire that subsequently resulted in - but was not caused by - a distribution line failure are excluded from 2004 onward. This exclusion has not been applied in years prior to 2004 due to difficulty in identifying these types of events with the older report formats.
  3. Gas distribution service lines (the connection between the distribution line and the end user) are not included in the Gas distribution mileage. The total number of such services is provided.
  4. The costs for incidents prior to 2008 are presented in 2008 dollars. Cost of Gas lost is indexed via the Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas City Gate Prices. All other costs are adjusted via the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Government Printing Office inflation values.
  5. For years 2002 and later, property damage is estimated as the sum of all public and private costs reported in the 30-day incident report. For years prior to 2002, accident report forms did not include a breakdown of public and private costs so property damage for these years is the reported total property damage field in the report. All costs prior to 2008 are expressed in 2008 dollars.
  6. Net Barrels Lost applies only to Liquid incidents and is the difference between Gross Barrels Spilled and Barrels Recovered.

Sources

  1. PHMSA Hazardous Liquid Flagged Incidents File - October 14, 2009
  2. PHMSA Gas Transmission Flagged Incidents File - October 14, 2009
  3. PHMSA Gas Distribution Flagged Incidents File - October 14, 2009
  4. Pipeline transmission mileage derived from the National Pipeline Mapping System - Feb 27, 2009
  5. Calendar year 2008 Gas Transmission Annual Report from pipeline operators. - October 19, 2008
  6. Calendar year 2008 Gas Distribution Annual Report from pipeline operators. - October 19, 2008

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