Pipelines and Public Safety: Effective Measures for Limiting Encroachment

1

U. S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration
www.dot.gov
2
Transmission Pipelines and Land Use Planning

• Presented by Blaine Keener
• Restoring Trust in Pipeline Safety Conference
• New Orleans, LA
• November 3, 2006

3
PHMSAGoes Local

• Excavation Damage happens locally
• Excavation Damage from 2002 thru 2005
• Hazardous Liquids Pipelines
• 14 total accidents, 5 fatalities, 4 injuries,
  20 million property damage
• Gas Transmission Gathering Pipelines
• 16 total incidents, 2 fatalities, 5 injuries,
  10 million property damage

4
PHMSAGoes Local

• Communities throughout our Nation are Expanding
• Community Growth is Managed at the County and
  City Level
• Texas has 254 Counties
• Rhode Island has 5 Counties
• Disparate Management of Growth along Transmission
  Pipeline ROW

5
PHMSAGoes Local

• Residents along ROW are Directly Impacted by
  Pipeline Incidents
• Residents May be the First to Identify a Pipeline
  Incident
• API RP 1162 Public Awareness Programs for
  Pipeline Operators seeks improved awareness by
  the public, local government officials, and
  excavation contractors

6
Risk-Informed Land Use Planning

• Transportation Research Board (TRB)Special
  Report (SR) 281
• Transmission Pipelines and Land Use A
  Risk-Informed Approach
• Provides Framework for Future Actions
• TRB Report and OPS Implementation Plan available
  at ops.dot.gov, Initiatives, Pipelines and Land
  Use

7
TRB SR 281RecommendationsRisk-Informed Land Use
Guidance

• OPS should Develop Risk-Informed Land Use
  Guidance including
• Decision framework informed by Risk Analysis
• Guidelines based on the Analysis
• Alternative Actions that could be taken on Basis
  of Guidelines

8
TRB SR 281 RecommendationsLand Use Guidance
Process

• Essential Elements of the Process for Developing
  Land Use Guidance include
• Be Collaborative (Public Private Stakeholders)
• Conducted by Experts in Risk Analysis
  Communication, Land Use Management Development
• Incorporate Learning and Feedback to Refine
  Guidance over Time

9
Organizations Invited to PIPAFederal Government

• Council on Environmental Quality
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• Department of Interior
• Department of Defense, Army Corp of Engineers
• Department of Housing and Urban Development

10
Organizations Invited to PIPA

• Public/Advocacy Groups Pipeline Safety Trust
• Environmental Organizations Sierra Club

11
Organizations Invited to PIPAGovt Associations

• National Association of Pipeline Safety
  Representatives
• National Association of Regulatory Utility
  Commissioners Gas Committee
• National Association of Counties
• National League of Cities
• National Governors Association
• National Conference of State Legislatures
• National Association of State Fire Marshals

12
OrganizationsInvited to PIPA
Non-Pipeline Industry Associations (more on next
slide)

• International Right of Way Association
• American Planning Association
• National Association of Realtors
• American Bar Association, PUCAT
• National Association of Home Builders
• International Council of Shopping Centers
• National Association of Industrial and Office
  Properties

13
OrganizationsInvited to PIPA
Non-Pipeline Industry Associations (continued)

• American Association of Professional Landmen
• American Public Works Association
• Associated General Contractors of America
• National Utility Contractors Association
• Common Ground Alliance
• National Fire Protection Association
• International Code Council

14
Organizations Invited to PIPA
Pipeline Industry Associations

• American Gas Association
• American Public Gas Association
• American Petroleum Institute
• Association of Oil Pipe Lines
• Interstate Natural Gas Association of America

15
ExistingResources

• Canadian Standard PLUS 663, Land use planning for
  pipelines A guideline for local authorities,
  developers, and pipeline operators, August 2004
• Washington State Consultation Process
• California Board of Education
• National Pipeline Mapping System
• Public Awareness Programs
• PHMSA Pipeline Stakeholder Communications

16
Beyond the Consultation Process

• Draw property development stakeholders into the
  process
• Risk-informed guidance allowing land use planners
  to calculate size of the consultation zone
  based on basic pipeline characteristics
• Risk mitigation measures, such as more stringent
  building codes near transmission pipelines

17
Goals for PIPA

• Identify Best Practices
• Documents and Packages for Use by Federal, State,
  and Local Officials
• Promote Adoption by Federal, State, and Local
  Officials
• Identify Future RD Opportunities

18
THE END
Questions ??? Presented by Blaine
KeenerCommunity Assistance and Technical
Services Coordinator202-366-0970blaine.keener_at_do
t.gov