Pipeline Safety Training: Carl Weimer

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Nebraska Pipelines 101


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The Pipeline Safety Trust

Who are we and what do we do? Changed federal pipeline safetyregulations

Provide increased access to pipeline

safety information

Provide a public interest voice topipeline safety processes and at a variety

of meetings

Serve as the public voice to the media

looking into pipeline safety incidents and

rules Partner with groups trying to move

pipeline safety forward.

* Provide technical assistance to

impacted communities


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Path to Greater Pipeline Safety

The Public & Local

GovernmentRegulators

Pipeline Operators


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Natural Gas Pipeline System


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Hazardous Liquid Pipeline System


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Hazardous Liquid Pipelines Carry Crude oil including dilbit

Refined products such asgasoline, diesel, jet fuel

Carbon dioxide

Anhydrous Ammonia

Highly Volatile Liquidssuch as propane, butane, ethylene, condensates

Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines

Carry natural gas


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National and Nebraska Pipeline

System

The Current U.S. Pipeline System 182,000 miles of Hazardous Liquid pipelines 325,000 miles of Gas Transmission and Gathering pipelines 2,145,000 miles of Natural Gas Distribution mains and

service pipelines

The Current Nebraska Pipeline System

3,158 miles of Hazardous Liquid pipelines 5,874 miles of Gas Transmission pipelines 12,432 miles of Gas Distribution mains and service

pipelines (570,053 total services)


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Breakdown of Commodities Shipped

in Nebraska Transmission Pipelines

Transmission Pipelines

Commodity Mileage %

Anhydrous Ammonia HVL 315 3.4%

Crude Oil 672 7.4%Empty Liquid 269 2.9%

Liquefied Petroleum Gas HVL 483 5.3%

Natural Gas 5,874 65.0%

Natural Gas Liquids HVL 194 2.1%

Refined Products 1,223 13.5%

Synthetic Gas 2 0%

Totals 9,034 100%


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What are the major pipelines in York

County?


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Where are the major pipelines in York County?


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Comparison with Chester

County PA

York County, NE

576 Square Miles

Population 14,000 Transmission Pipeline

Miles - 151

Chester County, PA

760 Square Miles

Population 498,894

Transmission Pipeline

Miles - 594

How does York County compare to other areas of the

country for pipelines?


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Incident Trends

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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Significant IncidentsHazardous Liquid Gas Transmission Gas Distribution


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Nebraska Hazardous Liquid Significant Incidents

DATE NAME CITY DEATHS INJURYPROPERTY

DAMAGECAUSE

12/09/2002

KINDER MORGAN ENERGY

PARTNERS L.P. NEHAWKA 0 0 $83,715 EXCAVATION DAMAGE

02/11/2004 JAYHAWK PIPELINE LLC HOLDREGE 0 0 $49,286 MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE

09/27/2004

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS

OPERATING LP BLAIR 0 0 $377,576 EXCAVATION DAMAGE

05/23/2006

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS

OPERATING LP VALLEY 0 0 $188,506 MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE

03/29/2007

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS

OPERATING LLC YUTAN 0 0 $755,307 EXCAVATION DAMAGE

11/13/2009

NUSTAR PIPELINE

OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

L.P. FARNAM 0 0 $177,875 MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE

06/30/2010

MAGELLAN PIPELINE

COMPANY LP OMAHA 0 0 $823,836 CORROSION

07/23/2010

MAGELLAN AMMONIA

PIPELINE L.P. PICKRELL 0 0 $164,202 MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE

06/29/2011

MAGELLAN PIPELINE

COMPANY LP NEBRASKA CITY 0 0 $154,064 MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE

07/15/2011

NUSTAR PIPELINE


L.P. TEKAMAH 0 0 $956,941 NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE

12/10/2011

MAGELLAN PIPELINE

COMPANY LP NEMAHA CITY 0 0 $2,283,738 EXCAVATION DAMAGE

12/10/2011

MAGELLAN PIPELINE

COMPANY LP NEMAHA CITY 0 0 $2,318,063 EXCAVATION DAMAGE

03/27/2012 PLAINS PIPELINE L.P. KIMBALL 0 0 $188,095 EXCAVATION DAMAGE

11/21/2012

NUSTAR PIPELINE


L.P. FAIRMONT 0 0 $933,000 MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE

12/17/2012

MAGELLAN AMMONIA

PIPELINE L.P. GREENWOOD 0 0 $170,195 MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE

TOTALS 0 0 $9,624,402


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Nebraska Nat. Gas Transmission Significant Incidents

DATE COMPANY CITY DEATHS INJURIES

PROPERTY

DAMAGE CAUSE

2/22/02

NORTHERN NATURAL GAS

CO (ENRON) SIOUX FALLS 0 0 $99,136

OTHER OUTSIDE

FORCE DAMAGE

7/22/02

K N INTERSTATE GAS

TRANSMISSION CO LODGEPOLE 0 0 $112,815 CORROSION

11/8/04

K N INTERSTATE GAS

TRANSMISSION CO DAVENPORT 0 0 $106,848

EXCAVATION

DAMAGE

6/22/05

KINDER MORGAN INTERST

GAS TRANSMISSION CO FRANKLIN 0 0 $125,358

EXCAVATION

DAMAGE

5/18/08


CO CLATONIA 0 0 $183,923

MATL/WELD/EQUI

P FAILURE

7/18/08


CO BEATRICE 0 0 $676,206

NATURAL FORCE

DAMAGE

12/20/08

CORNHUSKER ENERGY

LEXINGTON LLC LEXINGTON 0 0 $1,017,856

MATL/WELD/EQUI

P FAILURE

5/4/13

TALLGRASS INTERSTATE GAS

TRANSMISSION LLC UNINCORPORATED 0 0 $496,500

MATL/WELD/EQUI

P FAILURE

TOTALS 0 0 $2,818,645


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Nebraska Gas Distribution Significant Incidents

DATE COMPANY CITY DEATHS INJURIES

PROPERTY

DAMAGE CAUSE

05/20/2002K N ENERGY INC(KANSAS

NEBRASKA GAS CO) (KMI) COZAD 0 1 $74,575 ALL OTHER CAUSES

02/20/2003

METROPOLITAN UTILITIES

DISTRICT OMAHA 0 0 $122,295 NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE

09/13/2005


DISTRICT OMAHA 2 2 $83,454 OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE

10/07/2007 SOURCEGAS LLC PHILLIPS 0 1 $4,769 OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE

03/19/2008 AQUILA NETWORKS BEATRICE 0 0 $166,702 INCORRECT OPERATION

05/29/2008

NORTHWESTERN ENERGY

LLC KEARNEY 0 0 $106,651 NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE

06/18/2008 SOURCEGAS LLC MCCOOK 0 2 $17,252 OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE

07/15/2009


DISTRICT OMAHA 0 0 $156,363 EXCAVATION DAMAGE

12/19/2009 BLACK HILLS ENERGY SHELBY 0 0 $156,189 NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE

07/19/2011 CITY OFSUPERIOR UTILITIES SUPERIOR 0 1 $48,016 MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE

04/05/2012


DISTRICT OMAHA 0 1 $2,500 MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE

TOTALS 2 8 $938,772


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What are the causes of hazardous liquid

pipeline incidents?

1,185 Incidents nationally

14 incidents in Nebraska


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What are the causes of natural gas

transmission pipeline incidents?

559 incidents nationally



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What are the causes of gas distribution

pipeline incidents?

731 incidents nationally



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Whats the risk?

Very, very low probability that a pipeline willfail in any particular location

Potentially huge consequences if a failureoccurs

Ever person assesses risk differently, sowhat should you consider when

thinking about risk from pipelines?


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Risk = Probability X Consequence

Using the national averages for pipeline incidents overthe past 10 years Nebraska could expect 1.3 natural gas

transmission incidents each year, and 2.1 hazardous

liquid pipeline incidents each year. York County (with30 miles of gas and 121 miles of hazardous liquid lines)

could statistically expect a significant incident once

every 142.7 years for gas lines and once every 12.3

years for hazardous liquid.

Is That Safe Enough For You?


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Still Safe Enough?


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How About Now?


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What is the potential impact area?


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Where Do The Regulations Come From?

Main Sources of Pipeline Regulations

U.S. Congress the Statutes

U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Pipeline

Safety (PHMSA) the safety regulations

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) oversight of interstate rates and routing for interstate

natural gas pipelines.

The States Can pass stronger rules for intrastatepipelines

Local Government Can use their planning, zoning and

permitting authority for land uses near pipelines


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What Do The Regulations Cover?

Code of Federal Regulations - Title 49

Part 190Program operations, enforcement, rulemaking procedures

Part 191 - Annual reports, incident reports, and safety-related conditionreports

Part 192 - Minimum federal safety standards for transportation of naturaland other gas by pipeline

Part 193 - Federal safety standards - liquefied natural gas facilities

Part 194 - Response plans for onshore oil pipelines

Part 195 - Minimum federal safety standards for transportation of hazardousliquids by pipeline

Part 198 - Grants to aid state pipeline safety programs

Part 199 - Drug and alcohol testing


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Main Things To Remember About

The Regulations

Rules often have multiple layers

to prevent a single threat

Many parts of the regulations arebased on risk assessment and

management left up to the

discretion of the company

Regulations are more stringent

in higher consequence areas


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Prescriptive vs. Performance Based

Examples

LimiPerformance based Drive safely

Prescriptive 70 MPH speed


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Who Regulates Pipelines in Nebraska?

The federal Office of Pipeline Safety regulates, inspects

and enforces interstate natural gas pipelines and allhazardous liquid pipelines in Nebraska.

The Pipeline Safety Section of the Fuels Safety Division of

the Nebraska State Fire Marshal inspects and enforces

the regulations for intrastate natural gas pipelines in

Nebraska.

State Regulator Comparison


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State Regulator ComparisonYear Probable Violations Found Compliance Actions Number of Penalties Assessed Fines Assessed

Nebraska Pipeline Safety Division

2002 128 23 0 $0

2003 81 26 0 $02004 52 18 0 $0

2005 42 16 0 $0

2006 32 10 0 $0

2007 44 22 0 $0

2008 12 8 0 $0

2009 21 10 0 $0

2010 9 6 0 $02011 20 15 0 $0

Totals 441 154 0 $0

Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission

2002 90 37 1 $50,000

2003 12 0 2 $90,000

2004 45 0 0 $0

2005 45 5 5 $755,000

2006 64 2 0 $0

2007 77 4 0 $0

2008 154 5 1 $1,250,000

2009 90 1 0 $0

2010 35 0 0 $0

2011 87 2 2 $625,000

Totals 699 56 11 $2,770,000


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What can and cant State Government do?

Cant regulate or provide enforcement on the safety

of interstate pipelines

Can provide stricter regulations, inspection and

enforcement on the safety of all intrastate pipelines,

and safety inspections for interstate pipelines

Can provide routing authority for all intrastate

pipelines and for interstate hazardous liquid

pipelines.

Can provide spill response planning for all pipelines


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Things that have helped other states

Stronger state presence in regulatory safety

efforts

Additional layer of inspectors to find problems

Stronger regulations in areas unique to the state

More responsive to local issues and needs


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1154 State Pipeline Safety Initiatives that Exceed Federal

Code

MICHIGAN 79 CALIFORNIA 26 OREGON 9

MAINE 76 SOUTH CAROLINA 23 NEW MEXICO 8

WISCONSIN 69 INDIANA 21 OHIO 8

MISSOURI 68 KENTUCKY 19 OKLAHOMA 8

NEW YORK 63 RHODE ISLAND 18 VERMONT 8

WASHINGTON 57 NORTH CAROLINA 17 LOUISIANA 7

FLORIDA 53 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 14 IDAHO 6NEW JERSEY 51 GEORGIA 12 ALABAMA 5

ARKANSAS 49 MARYLAND 12 MISSISSIPPI 5

CONNECTICUT 48 WYOMING 12 WEST VIRGINIA 5

KANSAS 47 COLORADO 11 DELAWARE 4

NEW HAMPSHIRE 46 ILLINOIS 11 NEBRASKA 3ARIZONA 39 IOWA 11 NEVADA 3

VIRGINIA 31 MASSACHUSETTS 11 MONTANA 0

MINNESOTA 30 TENNESSEE 11 NORTH DAKOTA 0

TEXAS 30 PENNSYLVANIA 10 SOUTH DAKOTA 0

UTAH 0

Source National Assoc. of Pipeline Safety Representatives (the state regulators)


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Spill Response Planning

Can go beyond federal efforts to create better

prevention and preparedness.

Can provide better transparency and inclusion to

make spill plans stronger and more realistic.

Can help increase public understanding and trust in

the process


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Routing authority for all intrastate pipelines andfor interstate hazardous liquid pipelines

Provides a more coordinated,

comprehensive, consistent approach

Can help focus protection of

recognized critical areas

Can provide a clearer more upfrontprocess for landowners


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Greater transparency to build awareness and

trust

Citizen and local government involvement and

oversight

Rebuilding


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"The Citizens Committee on

Pipeline Safety is established toadvise the state agencies and

other appropriate federal and

local government agencies and

officials on matters relating to hazardous liquid andgas pipeline safety, routing, construction, operation,

and maintenance. The committee consists of nine

voting members representing the public, includinglocal government, and elected officials. Four non-

voting members represent owners and operators of

hazardous liquid and gas pipelines.


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What can and cant local government do?

Cant regulate pipeline safety

Can use zoning, planning and permitting

authority to protect critical areas, government

infrastructure, and reduce risk associated with

development near pipelines

Lots of grey areas in between


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L d U Pl i N Pi li


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Land Use Planning Near Pipelines

Before new development is proposed near existing pipelines, or

new pipelines are placed near existing development, is the time tothink about pipeline safety issues

Pi li d I f d Pl i Alli


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Pipelines and Informed Planning Alliance

Report is available

130 people representing

diverse stakeholders came up

with 46 recommended practices

that local governments shouldconsider adopting to increase

pipeline safety

The PIPA Report and more information about

planning near pipelines can be found at:

http://www.pstrust.org/planningnearpipes.htm


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Multiple layers of bad planning


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Easy things local governments can do

Show pipelines on plats and zoning andplanning maps. GIS Layers can be obtained

free from PHMSA


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Require the use of One Call for building

permits that require excavation.


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Adopt Consultation Zones


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Consultation

Zone

Consultation Zone Area within which developers

and pipeline operators are required to communicate

plans



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Ensure emergency response personnel are trained

for pipeline emergencies

Pipeline operators have

emergency response plans you

should know about:Notifying fire, police, and other

appropriate public officials of

hazardous liquid or carbon

dioxide pipeline emergenciesand coordinating with them

preplanned and actual responses

during an emergency


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Harder things local governments can do

Adopt Planning Zones where additional restrictionson development or pipelines may apply.

Various types of

setbacks

Reduce pipeline risk

through the design,

construction and location

of structures near

transmission pipelines


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Defend your infrastructure (roads, ditches, parks,etc.) through strong agreements

Well written easements, crossings and haulagreements

Adequate compensation of construction and repair

disruptions

Adequate insurance and indemnification


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Defend your critical areas

Steer pipelines around critical areas defined in your

code such as well head protection areas, critical wetlands,

sole source aquifers, protected agriculture areas, planneddevelopment areas, and other sensitive areas

Provide special requirements to protect local

resources. Example - if constructing linear utilities onagricultural land how is soil protected and invasive

species introduction prevented.

Wh t t i f ti b t


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Where to get more information about

what local government can do

Pipeline Safety Trust

http://pstrust.org/trust-intiatives-programs/planning-near-pipelines

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/pipa/LandUsePlanning.htm

Municipal Research & Services Center

http://www.mrsc.org/Subjects/PubSafe/transpipes.aspx


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Although pipeline incidents may rarely

happen within your local jurisdiction


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Through up front planning you can

avoid this


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Thanks for listening and for your

interest in pipeline safety

http://pstrust.org

One Last Set of Important Statistics


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One Last Set of Important Statistics

2013 Preseason Ranking Michigan 17, Nebraska 18

Wins Loses Ties Winning PCT

Michigan 903 315 36 73.44%Nebraska 856 353 40 70.13%

Last Years Home Attendance

Michigan (6 games) 673,511 Total 112,252 Average/Game

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