The streetcar had not checked cracked oil pipes for 54 years

The Environment Directorate announced Monday that it had reported on the Sporveien after the release that took place on May 30, writes the Technical Ukeblad. A report, released Monday, reveals that under Sporveien's supervision after the discharge, it became apparent that the pipe where the oil was spilled had never been checked.

The Environmental Directorate states that Sporveien has violated the tanker regulations and must take responsibility for the pollution that occurred when 28,000 liters of fuel were dumped in Alnaelva and in the fjord d & # 39; Oslo. There was a filler pipe for an oil tank that leaked. The pipe is about 60 meters long, but about a meter falls underground and it is there that there are leaks.

– The Environmental Directorate is very aware that Sporveien has little control over this facility, "says Ellen Hambro, Director of the Environment.

During the inspection, Sporveien was unable to document that the state inspection of the tank 1 and the fill pipe had already been completed. Thus, the technical condition is unknown for 54 years, writes the management.

The trajectory tells Technical Weekly that the report and the review are the subject of a separate meeting on Monday morning. There is a 14-day deadline to respond. It was not clear if anything in the report would be disputed.

– It is too early to say, but what I can say is that the event is deeply regrettable. Our plant was inspected annually, but one meter of the underground pipeline unfortunately could not be inspected, "said Jan Rustad, Communications Advisor.

The leak occurred when an outside company emptied the residual fuel oil tank while Sporveien switched to something else. and more ecological forms of heating. Oil fires have only been used in emergency cases in recent years.

(© NTB)