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LTR - Ep 17 - Current Event - Largest Gasoline Pipeline Spill Since 2016, Now Estimated at 97,000 Gallons
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In this 17th Episode, we discuss a current event, The "Largest Gasoline Pipeline Spill Since 2016, Now Estimated at 97,000 Gallons."
In this Episode 17, we review a recent publication about this event. The article was published in The Colorado Sun on August 27, 2025 entitled "Gasoline spill near Durango now estimated at 97,000 gallons, making it Colorado’s largest since 2016." The secondary headline was "New number comes after the state and Southern Ute Indian Tribe questioned Enterprise Projects original estimate of the spill, 23,000 gallons." The article was published by Shannon Mullane of The Colorado Sun.
The headlines for this article really grabbed me and prompted me to read over the article. I actually, have shared it and discussed it several times. It is shocking to read and find out that that back on December 5, 2024 (9 months ago), that Community Members observed gasoline saturated ground and the smell of gasoline, which prompted the reporting to Regulatory Agencies, which prompted HazMat Crews to uncover the pipeline leak. And that the leak was originally estimated to be 23,000 gallons, but today is estimated to be 97,000 gallons.
The alarming facts are that the original estimate was so far off, being 4x less and the fact that even today, the amount is still only estimated to be 97,000 gallons. Estimated, meaning, that 9 months later we still don't know the amount and its believed to be 4x more than originally estimate. 9 months later, given the volatile gasoline contaminate, one would expect that this would not already be known, but also have already been remediated in the best interest of human and environmental health. Gasoline, is more dangerous than other types of contaminates like diesel fuel or crude oil, because it is much easily ignited.
It's equally surprising that this type of quantity can go missing from a pipeline without it being known. And the fact that such a large quantity hasn't been more of a priority to be addressed in a more expeditious manner. The article notes of local residents being displaced from their homes and of course those that are not displaced, still have to deal with the ongoing congestion of heavy equipment and trucks in their living areas as the remediation efforts drag on.
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Here's a link to the original article:
https://coloradosun.com/2025/08/27/gasoline-spill-durango-enterprise-largest-since-2016/
And here's a link to the Colorado Field Reporting Form:
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