Published in Solano Magazine

At 6:30 p.m. on April 27 at least 40,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked into the Suisun Marsh. The fuel was bound for Sacramento and Reno via a 14-inch Kinder Morgan pipeline when it pushed its way through a crack and settled over 20 acres of marsh. Operators at Kinder Morgan noticed a drop in pressure soon after the pipe burst. They shut down the line and sent men to look for the leak the following morning. It did not take long to find it. There was enough fuel in the marsh to fill two backyard swimming pools; enough to drive one dozen fully loaded rigs from San Francisco to Los Angeles 43 times. read more »