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Iowa Significant Incidents Listing

The report below provides some details for all reported significant incidents in the state of Iowa over the period 1999-2008.

The incidents reported below are limited to Significant Incidents (A) only.

The data sources for this report are the PHMSA Filtered Incident Files (1) (2) (3).

See State Significant Incident and Mileage Overview for a summary of pipeline systems in Iowa.

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

Iowa 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)
Iowa All Pipeline Systems: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
02/13/1999 WILLIAMS PIPELINE CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $99,408 670 142
05/01/1999 PLEASANT HILL KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $1,988,165 3,663 1
05/24/1999 WILLIAMS PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $351,656 73 73
08/06/1999 SIOUX CITY WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $93,195 100 62
08/27/1999 WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $372,781 98 94
10/06/1999 DES MOINES KINDER MORGAN GP, INC. INCORRECT OPERATION 0 1 $0 0 0
11/11/1999 OELWEIN NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO (ENRON) EXCAVATION DAMAGE 1 1 $180,406 N/A N/A
12/28/1999 KINDER MORGAN GP, INC. ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $1,242 13 13
02/26/2000 WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $487,200 756 190
09/26/2000 DES MOINES KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $1,218 13 13
12/07/2000 HUBBARD I E S UTILITIES, INC. NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $1,218,000 N/A N/A
04/07/2001 CONCORD KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $7,914 176 176
08/23/2001 KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $416 16 16
11/19/2001 KANEB PIPE LINE CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $11,901 150 150
12/14/2001 KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. AMMONIA EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 1 $2,380,300 1,442 1,442
01/02/2002 DES MOINES WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $5,847 0 0
02/03/2002 IOWA CITY WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $7,954 80 1
04/17/2002 EDGEWOOD BP PIPELINE (NORTH AMERICA) INC. EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $676,302 200 50
07/16/2002 CLEAR LAKE KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $140,336 20 20
10/08/2002 KELLOGG NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $191,475 N/A N/A
12/27/2002 GILMORE CITY GILMORE CITY MUNICIPAL GAS SYSTEM INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $152,030 N/A N/A
03/11/2003 COLUMBUS JUNCTION NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO OF AMERICA (KMI) INCORRECT OPERATION 0 1 $0 N/A N/A
03/25/2004 WOODWARD NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $282,810 N/A N/A
05/31/2004 CEDAR RAPIDS MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $453,845 N/A N/A
11/01/2004 RED OAK MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY INCORRECT OPERATION 0 1 $1,135 N/A N/A
12/02/2004 DAVENPORT KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS LP ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $3,637 52 52
03/17/2005 GRINNELL MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY LP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $240,391 81 0
06/01/2005 BERNARD ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P. MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $63,042 81 81
06/03/2005 DANBURY ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P. MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $139,534 3 3
07/04/2005 MONTICELLO NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $103,459 N/A N/A
08/19/2005 CAMANCHE ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $825 10 10
08/26/2005 SALIX ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LP CORROSION 0 0 $332,891 9 9
11/09/2005 BELLEVUE NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 1 $334,334 N/A N/A
12/29/2005 LEE VALERO, LP DBA KANEB PIPE LINE MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $29,016 7 7
07/27/2006 WINFIELD WINFIELD MUNICIPAL GAS OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $160,324 N/A N/A
07/28/2006 ONAWA ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $93,056 0 0
08/03/2006 NEW VIRGINIA NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO. OF AMERICA MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $249,346 N/A N/A
12/30/2007 DUBUQUE ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $216,242 100 100
01/25/2008 DES MOINES MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $110,732 2 1
03/01/2008 MONTEZUMA MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $2,557 11 11
04/11/2008 RED OAK MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 2 $0 N/A N/A
05/25/2008 PARKERSBURG MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $200,000 N/A N/A
06/01/2008 HASTINGS ONEOK NGL PIPELINE LP CORROSION 0 0 $1,049,891 9,090 9,090
Totals     1 8 $12,434,829 16,916 11,807
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Iowa Hazardous Liquid: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
02/13/1999 WILLIAMS PIPELINE CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $99,408 670 142
05/01/1999 PLEASANT HILL KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $1,988,165 3,663 1
05/24/1999 WILLIAMS PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $351,656 73 73
08/06/1999 SIOUX CITY WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $93,195 100 62
08/27/1999 WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $372,781 98 94
10/06/1999 DES MOINES KINDER MORGAN GP, INC. INCORRECT OPERATION 0 1 $0 0 0
12/28/1999 KINDER MORGAN GP, INC. ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $1,242 13 13
02/26/2000 WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $487,200 756 190
09/26/2000 DES MOINES KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $1,218 13 13
04/07/2001 CONCORD KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $7,914 176 176
08/23/2001 KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $416 16 16
11/19/2001 KANEB PIPE LINE CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $11,901 150 150
12/14/2001 KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. AMMONIA EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 1 $2,380,300 1,442 1,442
01/02/2002 DES MOINES WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $5,847 0 0
02/03/2002 IOWA CITY WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $7,954 80 1
04/17/2002 EDGEWOOD BP PIPELINE (NORTH AMERICA) INC. EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $676,302 200 50
07/16/2002 CLEAR LAKE KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $140,336 20 20
12/02/2004 DAVENPORT KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS LP ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $3,637 52 52
03/17/2005 GRINNELL MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY LP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $240,391 81 0
06/01/2005 BERNARD ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P. MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $63,042 81 81
06/03/2005 DANBURY ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P. MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $139,534 3 3
08/19/2005 CAMANCHE ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $825 10 10
08/26/2005 SALIX ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LP CORROSION 0 0 $332,891 9 9
12/29/2005 LEE VALERO, LP DBA KANEB PIPE LINE MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $29,016 7 7
07/28/2006 ONAWA ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $93,056 0 0
12/30/2007 DUBUQUE ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $216,242 100 100
01/25/2008 DES MOINES MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $110,732 2 1
03/01/2008 MONTEZUMA MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $2,557 11 11
06/01/2008 HASTINGS ONEOK NGL PIPELINE LP CORROSION 0 0 $1,049,891 9,090 9,090
Totals     0 2 $8,907,661 16,916 11,807
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Iowa Hazardous Liquid Onshore: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
02/13/1999 WILLIAMS PIPELINE CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $99,408 670 142
05/01/1999 PLEASANT HILL KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $1,988,165 3,663 1
05/24/1999 WILLIAMS PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $351,656 73 73
08/06/1999 SIOUX CITY WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $93,195 100 62
08/27/1999 WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $372,781 98 94
10/06/1999 DES MOINES KINDER MORGAN GP, INC. INCORRECT OPERATION 0 1 $0 0 0
12/28/1999 KINDER MORGAN GP, INC. ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $1,242 13 13
02/26/2000 WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $487,200 756 190
09/26/2000 DES MOINES KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $1,218 13 13
04/07/2001 CONCORD KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $7,914 176 176
08/23/2001 KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $416 16 16
11/19/2001 KANEB PIPE LINE CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $11,901 150 150
12/14/2001 KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. AMMONIA EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 1 $2,380,300 1,442 1,442
01/02/2002 DES MOINES WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $5,847 0 0
02/03/2002 IOWA CITY WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $7,954 80 1
04/17/2002 EDGEWOOD BP PIPELINE (NORTH AMERICA) INC. EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $676,302 200 50
07/16/2002 CLEAR LAKE KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $140,336 20 20
12/02/2004 DAVENPORT KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS LP ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $3,637 52 52
03/17/2005 GRINNELL MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY LP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $240,391 81 0
06/01/2005 BERNARD ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P. MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $63,042 81 81
06/03/2005 DANBURY ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P. MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $139,534 3 3
08/19/2005 CAMANCHE ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $825 10 10
08/26/2005 SALIX ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LP CORROSION 0 0 $332,891 9 9
12/29/2005 LEE VALERO, LP DBA KANEB PIPE LINE MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $29,016 7 7
07/28/2006 ONAWA ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $93,056 0 0
12/30/2007 DUBUQUE ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $216,242 100 100
01/25/2008 DES MOINES MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $110,732 2 1
03/01/2008 MONTEZUMA MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $2,557 11 11
06/01/2008 HASTINGS ONEOK NGL PIPELINE LP CORROSION 0 0 $1,049,891 9,090 9,090
Totals     0 2 $8,907,661 16,916 11,807
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Iowa Gas Transmission: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
11/11/1999 OELWEIN NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO (ENRON) EXCAVATION DAMAGE 1 1 $180,406
10/08/2002 KELLOGG NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $191,475
03/11/2003 COLUMBUS JUNCTION NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO OF AMERICA (KMI) INCORRECT OPERATION 0 1 $0
03/25/2004 WOODWARD NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $282,810
05/31/2004 CEDAR RAPIDS MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $453,845
07/04/2005 MONTICELLO NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $103,459
11/09/2005 BELLEVUE NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 1 $334,334
08/03/2006 NEW VIRGINIA NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO. OF AMERICA MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $249,346
Totals     1 3 $1,795,676
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Iowa Gas Transmission Onshore: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
11/11/1999 OELWEIN NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO (ENRON) EXCAVATION DAMAGE 1 1 $180,406
10/08/2002 KELLOGG NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $191,475
03/11/2003 COLUMBUS JUNCTION NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO OF AMERICA (KMI) INCORRECT OPERATION 0 1 $0
03/25/2004 WOODWARD NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $282,810
05/31/2004 CEDAR RAPIDS MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $453,845
07/04/2005 MONTICELLO NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $103,459
11/09/2005 BELLEVUE NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 1 $334,334
08/03/2006 NEW VIRGINIA NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO. OF AMERICA MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $249,346
Totals     1 3 $1,795,676
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Iowa Gas Distribution: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
12/07/2000 HUBBARD I E S UTILITIES, INC. NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $1,218,000
12/27/2002 GILMORE CITY GILMORE CITY MUNICIPAL GAS SYSTEM INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $152,030
11/01/2004 RED OAK MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY INCORRECT OPERATION 0 1 $1,135
07/27/2006 WINFIELD WINFIELD MUNICIPAL GAS OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $160,324
04/11/2008 RED OAK MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 2 $0
05/25/2008 PARKERSBURG MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $200,000
Totals     0 3 $1,731,490
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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. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

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