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Longhorn Pipeline leaks
Longhorn Pipeline leaks
Some of the Longhorn Pipeline spills that have occurred in the Lower Colorado River Authority's area since 1971, when statistics started to keep track. There have been 19 spills in that period.
1976 - Travis County, 2,761 barrels spilled
1977 - Gillespie County, 1,400 barrels spilled
1979 - Kimble County, 25,224 barrels spilled
1979 - Travis County, 1,100 barrels spilled
1987 - Travis County, 1,100 barrels spilled
1990 - Crane County, 17,000 barrels spilled
1995 - Austin County, 30 barrels spilled
Source: Houston Chronicle, August 14, 1998.
Some of the Longhorn Pipeline spills that have occurred in the Lower Colorado River Authority's area since 1971, when statistics started to keep track. There have been 19 spills in that period.
1976 - Travis County, 2,761 barrels spilled
1977 - Gillespie County, 1,400 barrels spilled
1979 - Kimble County, 25,224 barrels spilled
1979 - Travis County, 1,100 barrels spilled
1987 - Travis County, 1,100 barrels spilled
1990 - Crane County, 17,000 barrels spilled
1995 - Austin County, 30 barrels spilled
Source: Houston Chronicle, August 14, 1998.
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