"Kinder Morgan Pipeline Leak Reaches 300,000 Gallons in South Carolina"

"More than 300,000 gallons of gasoline have leaked from Texas-based energy company Kinder Morgan’s pipeline in Belton, S.C., since a structure failure in December, according to the Savannah Riverkeeper.

The spill was originally reported as 800 gallons, but was actually 800 barrels, Riverkeeper Tonya Bonitatibus said. There are 42 gallons per barrel.

The incident, located on Lewis Drive near the junction of West Calhoun Road in Belton, was reported Dec. 8 and was the result of a sleeve failure in the 27-inch pipeline, said Jim Beasley, spokesman for the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control."

Sarita Chourey reports for the Savannah Morning News April 30, 2015.