Source: Pipeline

Release: Between 100,000 and 126,000 gallons of natural gas condensate oil

Primary Injury:

The Trustees, in cooperation with the responsible party and its representatives, conducted a pre-assessment and an injury assessment to determine the nature and extent of potential injuries to trust resources in Mosquito Bay associated with the pipeline discharge. Analyses of source oil samples, shoreline habitat, water samples, sediment samples, and field observations were used to assess the ecological impact from the oil discharge. The total area of marsh affected by the incident was 106.0 acres. 12.7 acres of marsh sediments and vegetation were directly affected by natural gas condensate oil and a controlled burn. An additional 93.3 acres were not affected by natural gas condensate oil, but were affected by the burn after the fire escaped its planned boundaries and burned the marsh vegetation.