Local Government Assessment of Pipeline Safety and Planning Issues

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Local Government Assessment of Pipeline Safety
and Planning Issues

• Technical Assistance Grant
• Association of Washington Cities (AWC)

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AWC Partners
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Project Goal and Objectives

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• The goal of the project is to enhance
  public safety by improving local government land
  use planning and permitting practices in the
  vicinity of transmission pipelines.
• The objectives that will help meet this
  goal are
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• Increase local government and developer awareness
  of safety concerns as lands in the vicinity of
  transmission pipelines are developed
• Provide direct technical assistance to local
  governments in implementing Recommended Practices
  as far in advance of these lands being developed
  as possible
• Establish a structure that fosters long-term
  collaboration and cooperation between
  Washingtons local governments, pipeline
  operators, developers, and other affected groups
  in promoting pipeline safety and resolving issues
  that may arise in the implementation of these
  Recommended Practices.

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Project Goal and Objectives

•  
• The goal of the project is to enhance
  public safety by improving local government land
  use planning and permitting practices in the
  vicinity of transmission pipelines.
• The objectives that will help meet this
  goal are
•  
• Increase local government and developer awareness
  of safety concerns as lands in the vicinity of
  transmission pipelines are developed
• Provide direct technical assistance to local
  governments in implementing Recommended Practices
  as far in advance of these lands being developed
  as possible
• Establish a structure that fosters long-term
  collaboration and cooperation between
  Washingtons local governments, pipeline
  operators, developers, and other affected groups
  in promoting pipeline safety and resolving issues
  that may arise in the implementation of these
  Recommended Practices.

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Project Goal and Objectives

•  
• The goal of the project is to enhance
  public safety by improving local government land
  use planning and permitting practices in the
  vicinity of transmission pipelines.
• The objectives that will help meet this
  goal are
•  
• Increase local government and developer awareness
  of safety concerns as lands in the vicinity of
  transmission pipelines are developed
• Provide direct technical assistance to local
  governments in implementing Recommended Practices
  as far in advance of these lands being developed
  as possible
• Establish a structure that fosters long-term
  collaboration and cooperation between
  Washingtons local governments, pipeline
  operators, developers, and other affected groups
  in promoting pipeline safety and resolving issues
  that may arise in the implementation of these
  Recommended Practices.

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Project Goal and Objectives

•  
• The goal of the project is to enhance
  public safety by improving local government land
  use planning and permitting practices in the
  vicinity of transmission pipelines.
• The objectives that will help meet this
  goal are
•  
• Increase local government and developer awareness
  of safety concerns as lands in the vicinity of
  transmission pipelines are developed
• Provide direct technical assistance to local
  governments in implementing Recommended Practices
  as far in advance of these lands being developed
  as possible
• Establish a structure that fosters long-term
  collaboration and cooperation between
  Washingtons local governments, pipeline
  operators, developers, and other affected groups
  in promoting pipeline safety and resolving issues
  that may arise in the implementation of these
  Recommended Practices

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AWC Project Components

• Awareness Technical Assistance
• Risk-based Focus People, Property and
  Environment
• Continuation of Previous Land Use Work
• Commitment to Open Communication
• Project Timeline/Milestones
• Evaluation and Dissemination of Results
• Project Replication Beyond Washington State

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AWC Project Components

• Awareness Technical Assistance
• Risk-based Focus People, Property and
  Environment
• Continuation of Previous Land Use Work
• Commitment to Open Communication
• Project Timeline/Milestones
• Evaluation and Dissemination of Results
• Project Replication Beyond Washington State

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AWC Project Components

• Awareness Technical Assistance
• Risk-based Focus People, Property and
  Environment
• Continuation of Previous Land Use Work
• Commitment to Open Communication
• Project Timeline/Milestones
• Evaluation and Dissemination of Results
• Project Replication Beyond Washington State

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Continuation of Previous Land Use Work

• 2004 - Washington City and County Pipeline Safety
  Consortium - Land Use Planning and Practices
  Around Pipelines Workshops (4)
•  Eastern Washington - August 12 Spokane, August
  13 Pasco
• Western Washington August 17 Bellevue, August
  18 Vancouver
• Sept 2004 through Oct 2005
• Ad Hoc Group Developed Draft Guidelines
• 2005 - Washington City and County Pipeline Safety
  Consortium - Land Use Planning and Practices
  Around Pipelines Workshops (5)
• Western Washington Nov 2 - Marysville, Nov 3
  - Renton/SeaTac, Nov 4 Vancouver
•  Eastern Washington Nov 9 Pasco, Nov 10
  Spokane WA

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Continuation of Previous Land Use Work

• 2006 - Land Use Planning in Proximity to Natural
  Gas and Hazardous Liquid Transmission Pipelines
  in Washington State Guidelines/Report Finalized
  and Released
• Washington Utilities and Transportation
  Commission (UTC)
• Municipal Research and Services Center of
  Washington (MRSC)
• Association of Washington Cities
• Benton County Commission
• Benton County Planning and Development
• Tumwater City Council
• Whatcom County Planning and Development
• Accufacts, Inc.
• Olympic Pipeline Company
• TransCanada, GTN System
• Williams Gas Pipeline
• USDOT Office of Pipeline Safety
• Pipeline Safety Trust
• Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA) and
  Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
• 2004/2005 Workshop Participants
• Roundtable Associates (facilitators)

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Looking North toward Pond
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Looking South toward Trickle Creek 1
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Trickle Creek 3
Trickle Creek 2
Wetlands
Trickle Creek 1
Consultation Zone
March 1 2004
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AWC Project Components

• Awareness Technical Assistance
• Risk-based Focus People, Property and
  Environment
• Continuation of Previous Land Use Work
• Commitment to Open Communication
• Project Timeline/Milestones
• Evaluation and Dissemination of Results
• Project Replication Beyond Washington State

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AWC Project Components

• Awareness Technical Assistance
• Risk-based Focus People, Property and
  Environment
• Continuation of Previous Land Use Work
• Commitment to Open Communication
• Project Timeline/Milestones
• Evaluation and Dissemination of Results
• Project Replication Beyond Washington State

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Project Timeline/Milestones

• November - Web site and Listserv go live.
  On-Line Technical assistance begins. First
  electronic newsletter published
• December 2009 - On-Site Technical assistance to
  selected communities begins
• March 2010 - Awareness sessions presented at
  state-wide conferences and to local communities
  begin
• March/August 2010 - Electronic newsletters
  published
• September 2010 Lessons Learned Report published

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AWC Project Components

• Awareness Technical Assistance
• Risk-based Focus People, Property and
  Environment
• Continuation of Previous Land Use Work
• Commitment to Open Communication
• Project Timeline/Milestones
• Evaluation and Dissemination of Results
• Project Replication Beyond Washington State

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AWC Project Components

• Awareness Technical Assistance
• Risk-based Focus People, Property and
  Environment
• Continuation of Previous Land Use Work
• Commitment to Open Communication
• Project Timeline/Milestones
• Evaluation and Dissemination of Results
• Project Replication Beyond Washington State

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Land Use Guidelines http//www.mrsc.org/artdocmisc
/landusegas.pdf
MRSC WEBSITE URL http//www.mrsc.org/Subjects/PubS
afe/pipesafety.aspx
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Trickle Creek 3
Trickle Creek 2
Wetlands
Trickle Creek 1
March 1 2004
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Trickle Creek Plot A
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Trickle Creek Plot B
Trickle Creek Plot A