2011 Pipeline Safety Trust Conference Pipeline Safety Getting

2011 Pipeline Safety Trust Conference Pipeline Safety – Getting to Zero Nearly everyone says getting to zero incidents is the primary pipeline safety goal, so how do we do that? Julie Halliday, Program Development DOT – PHMSA – OPS November 18, 2011

PIPA’s aim is to prevent…

Effects of Land Development in Close Proximity to Pipeline ROW

Greater Likelihood of Damage to the Pipeline

Higher Potential Consequences of Failure

PIPA Promotes Risk-Informed Land Use Planning and Communication

PIPA Report • Published Dec. 2010 as a web-based document • Printable – entire report or prepared reports of recommended practices, sorted by stakeholder audience taking action www. PIPA-Info. com

PIPA Report • Stakeholders • Benefits and Risks • Recommended Practices (BL & ND) • Appendices: o Model ordinance o Matrix of general acceptability/unacceptability of proposed land uses of ROWs o Technical information

Local Governments BL 01 Obtain Transmission Pipeline Mapping Data National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS) www. npms. phmsa. dot. gov

ND 23 Consider Site Emergency Response Plans in Land Use Development Consider: • Access to shutoff valves • Access for emergency response personnel/equipment • Location/capacity of fire hydrants • Potential ICS, triage, and staging areas

Operators – BL 08 Manage Land Records • Easement Amendment • Encroachment Agreement • Letter of No Objection • Partial Release

BL 15 Enhance Damage Prevention Practices near High-Priority Subsurface Facilities Examples: • Pre-excavation meeting on site with the operator and contractor • “Pot hole“ to verify utility locates or mark-outs. • Operator onsite during all excavation.

Developer/Public – ND 11 Reduce Transmission Pipeline Risk through Design and Location of New Parking Lots and Parking Structures

ND 24 Install Temporary Markers on Edge of Transmission Pipeline Right-of-Way Prior to Construction Adjacent to Right-of-Way

Real Estate Commissions. BL 18 Disclose Transmission Pipeline Easements in Real Estate Transactions

PIPA Communication Team NAPSR PHMSA NAHB NACo Cynthia Munyon Julie Halliday Steve Fischer Debbie Bassert Jim Philipps NACo James Davenport NLC PST CGA RCP INGAA API/AOPL AGA CYCLA Julia Pulidindi Carl Weimer Rebecca Craven Erika Lee Amber Pappas Susan Waller Dwayne Teschendorf Gina Greenslate Terri Larson Phil Bennett Lydia Meiqs Herb Wilhite Goal Engage local governments to promote their awareness of and support their implementation of the PIPA recommended practices for land use planning and development near transmission pipelines.

Challenges • Pipelines previously unaddressed by local governments • Reaching the right person in a local government # local governments x # roles affected by PIPA RPs (25, 000 X 6) (elected official, planning director, emergency manager, public works, GIS, zoning, permitting) • Current low level of awareness about PIPA • Not a planning priority except when incident happens • Need to find ways to integrate into routine planning discussions • Timing of message …

Timings Everything PSIA TRB 2002 20042007 PIPA RPs 2011

Communication Plan Criteria • Focus on local governments • Use target audience’s terminology • Foster government/operator/regulator relationships • Use existing, authoritative, trusted communication channels • Sustainable path • Recognize the long-term, evolutionary process of planning Objective • Raise awareness of pipelines and PIPA • Implement tangible, short-term actions • Locate and map transmission pipelines; Driver? • Urgent and important message – Emergency Preparedness?

PIPA Resources

PIPA Website www. PIPA-Info. com

What are the potential risks to building next to a pipeline? National discussion about risk Building Safe Communities: Pipeline Risk and its Application to Local Development Decisions Local risk is site-specific and pipeline dependant (e. g. diameter, pressure, wall thickness, product transported). Communities have varying levels of risk tolerance.

Federal Technical Assistance Grants • Purpose: to make grants to local communities and organizations for technical assistance related to pipeline safety issues (includes implementing PIPA RPs) • Solicitation will be posted Dec. - Jan. 2011/close Feb. 2012 • Awards to be made by September 2012 • Local governments can sign up for alerts on http: //www. grants. gov to be notified when the solicitation is published • Please help PHMSA spread the word to local governments.

Examples of PIPA Related TAG Grants § Mapping of transmission pipelines § Implementation of a pipeline overlay district § Adoption of a consultation zone and planning area ordinance. § Creation of a web site with information and marketing materials for local public officials to assist in their introduction of the Consultation Zone idea (RPs BL 04 & BL 05) § Production of a communications plan to educate property owners about responsibilities regarding pipelines and easements, how to identify integrity issues related to the pipeline operations, and the importance of a vegetation management program.

Thank you for your time and interest in pipeline safety! Questions? www. PIPA-Info. com