Tampa Bay Pipeline Anhydrous Ammonia Release; Riverview, east of Tampa, FL

Riverview, east of Tampa, FL | 2007-Nov-12

Initial Notification: Sector St Petersburg contacted the HDO to request plume modeling for an anhydrous ammonia release. SSC contacted the command center to request location, release volume and time and on scene weather. Location of leak was later determined to be on the south end of the US Hwy 301 bridge over the Alafia R., east side. NOAA assisted USCG to assess the hazards. A teanager had drilled a 1/4-3/8" hole in a 6" diameter liquid ammonia pipeline. Local authorities evacuated public from 1/4-1/2 radius toward the westsouthwest for about 40 hours.