Lawmakers seek answers about BP's Olympic Pipeline leak in Snohomish County
EVERETT — Washington congressional lawmakers are seeking answers from oil giant BP following the Olympic Pipeline’s 2,300-gallon leak east of Everett in November, which caused an almost 2-week shutdown of the system and forced Gov. Bob Ferguson to issue a state emergency regarding travel disruptions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
On Nov. 11, BP crews were alerted to a sheen in a drainage ditch in a field near Lowell-Snohomish River Road, in unincorporated Snohomish County. At the site, the 400-mile pipeline system consists of two pipes, one of which the company shut down upon being notified of the leak, and then fully shut down the pipeline on Nov. 16.
The Olympic Pipeline resumed full operations on Dec. 1, but BP has not yet disclosed a reason for the leak.
Since 2023, the 400-mile pipeline system has had “three significant incidents,” a Dec. 10 press release from Suzan DelBene, D-Medina, stated, including the December 2023 leak near Conway, for which the Washington Department of Ecology fined the company $3.8 million.
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