Pipeline leak at GlobalPartners' terminal contaminates soil near Hudson River

Updated 9:46 pm, Thursday, July 16, 2015

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ALBANY, NY

 

A broken underground pipeline leaked petroleum-contaminated water into the soil at GlobalPartners' terminal at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Port of Albany, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

 

The leak was stopped, the broken pipe was removed and the rest of the pipe capped, DEC said. Contractors have begun excavating contaminated soil. It is not known how much contaminated water may have leaked.

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DEC said there was no impact on the Hudson River, which flows nearby.

In May, about 420 gallons of either crude or diesel fuel spilled at the GlobalPartners terminal after a hose carrying liquid from one tank to another came loose and sprayed two workers.