New Milestone For Magellen Pipeline: 28 Spills In 16 Years In Iowa Alone - Latest 46,000 gallons

DES MOINES — The company whose pipeline dumped more than 46,000 gallons of diesel on northern Iowa farmland in January has had more spills than any other pipeline operator in the state over the past 16 years, according to a Des Moines Register analysis.

Magellan Midstream Partners pipelines leaked 27 times in Iowa between 2000 and 2016, spewing tens of thousands of gallons of hazardous products, according to Iowa Department of Natural Resources data. Magellan's spills are nearly double the 14 of Enterprise Products Offering, the second most frequent offender. Magellan reported its 28th spill Jan. 25 near Hanlontown, Iowa, where a rupture dumped thousands of gallons of diesel onto snow-covered crop fields.

The spill immediately stoked foes of the Dakota Access pipeline, whose builders plan to start pumping oil through the 1,172-mile line within weeks. Once completed, it will carry more than a half a million barrels of oil each day from the Bakken formation in North Dakota to a distribution hub in Patoka, Ill., crossing 18 Iowa counties along the route.

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The spills data show that from 2010 to 2016, Iowa authorities were notified of 79 pipeline breaches from more than 25 pipeline operators in the state, including Magellan. Those incidents resulted in anhydrous ammonia, propane, natural gas and diesel fuel spilled onto Iowa land and into its waterways. The exact amount of the hazardous materials spilled is impossible to calculate because of different units of measurement depending on the spilled material, DNR officials said. In addition, initial reports often are revised by investigators, but those changes are not always reflected in the DNR database.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2017/03/05/pipeline-owner-reaches-milestone-iowa-28-spills-since-2000/98783108/