Cleanup is ongoing at the site of an oil pipeline spill in Lawrenceville that went undetected for weeks before being found.
According to company Kinder Morgan, its pipeline was shut down as of last week, but it is now repaired and back in service. The company estimates 420 gallons spilled near the Grayland Hills subdivision, though experts caution that number could change.
Residents had reported natural gas smells to local authorities for several weeks, according to a corrective action order from the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Association, or PHMSA. On Feb. 22, someone found oil, and the Gwinnett County Fire Department confirmed that it was diesel in a storm drain coming from the pipeline. According to PHMSA, five households were evacuated because of the around-the-clock excavation and heavy equipment use needed to respond to the spill.
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