An abandoned pipe near the American River that a kayaker warned was a safety hazard is now being removed. Kinder Morgan told KCRA 3 last year that the pipeline used to transport refined petroleum products before it was abandoned in 2009. Now, 15 years later, the company says it is working to remove it. The pipe is just barely submerged beneath the surface on the southwest end of the William B. Pond Recreation Area in Carmichael, where the water feeds into the American River.