Comment Re:yawn (Score 1) 618
It might be better to start with the Kalamazoo River oil spill in 2010 as a baseline for an estimate. There a 30 inch pipeline ruptured and released 819,000 gallons of oil. It does prove the point that not nearly as much oil will be released. For perspective this is on the order of 100 tanker trucks worth. But at the same time, it's still a lot.
What worries me is what happens to a small leak over time. Sure the segment in Washington can find an 8% leak in 15 minutes, but what about a 2% leak? Additionally, I suspect the leak detection equipment will only be good enough to meet the requirements of the state the segment it's protecting resides in.