Plantation Pipe Line Company (PPL) is one of the largest refined petroleum products pipelines in the United States. It delivers over 600,000 barrels per day of gasoline, jet fuel, diesel and biodiesel through its 3,100-mile pipeline network, which originates in Louisiana, serves various metropolitan areas including Birmingham, Alabama; Atlanta, Georgia; Charlotte, North Carolina; and ends in the Washington D.C. area.

Plantation's pipelines connect to 130 shipper delivery terminals throughout eight states, which are owned by petroleum refiners, marketers, military and commercial fuel users. Products come into the Plantation system from nine refineries in Mississippi and Louisiana, from other products pipeline systems, and via marine facilities on the Mississippi River. Deliveries of motor gasoline, diesel and home heating fuels, aviation gasoline(s), kerosene(s), commercial and military jet fuels total approximately 30 million gallons each day.

Plantation receives products in minimum batches of 25,000 barrels (1,050,000 gallons) which are shipped through lines ranging in size from 6-inches to 30-inches in diameter. A batch leaving Baton Rouge, Louisiana may travel as much as 1,100 miles to reach a final destination such as Washington National or Dulles airports. Total travel time for such a trip is approximately 20 days. Products can be efficiently transported from Baton Rouge to a shipper's facility in Washington, D.C. for approximately two cents per gallon.

Plantation Pipe Line Company holds easements or written agreements with landowners that allow us to operate and maintain our pipelines through the landowner's property. A change in ownership of the property does not alter the agreement. The easement gives us the right to access the pipeline area or "right-of-way". Plantation's right-of-way must remain free of encroachments such as trees, buildings, concrete slabs, swimming pools, and other structures to ensure the safety of the public, the environment, and the pipeline.

Since the pipelines are buried underground, the line markers are used to show their approximate location. Markers are located at public roads, rail crossings, and many other points along the pipeline route. These line markers list the product transported, the name of the pipeline operator, and a telephone number where someone can be reached at all times. Defacing, damaging, or destroying a line marker willfully and knowingly is a federal offense. Violators may receive a $5,000 fine and/or 1 year imprisonment.

Pipeline markers do not indicate the exact location nor depth of the pipe. Therefore, before beginning any construction activity near the pipeline such as installing fences, swimming pools, landscaping, ground clearing, deep plowing, drilling, blasting, etc., call the local One Call Center. The One Call Center will notify us and other affected companies in the area of your project. One of our employees will come out to the site and mark the exact location, route, and depth of our pipeline(s) across the property. By taking time to call the One Call Center, you can prevent an accident, injury, or possibly death.

If you are aware of any activities that resulted in pipeline being struck or contacted, no matter how small the damage to the pipeline seems, call 1-800-510-5678. It is essential that we evaluate and make any necessary repairs to our pipeline(s).