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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
OPERATING PARTNERSHIP
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
OPERATING PARTNERSHIP
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
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS
CO CLATONIA 0 0 $183,923
MATL/WELD/EQUI
P FAILURE
7/18/08
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS
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
METROPOLITAN UTILITIES
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
METROPOLITAN UTILITIES
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
METROPOLITAN UTILITIES
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
6 incidents in Nebraska
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What are the causes of gas distribution
pipeline incidents?
731 incidents nationally
10 incidents in Nebraska
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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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Things that have helped other states
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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Things that have helped other states
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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Things that have helped other states
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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Easy things local governments can do
Require the use of One Call for building
permits that require excavation.
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Easy things local governments can do
Adopt Consultation Zones
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Consultation
Zone
Consultation Zone Area within which developers
and pipeline operators are required to communicate
plans
Easy things local governments can do
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Easy things local governments can do
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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Harder things local governments can do
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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Harder things local governments can do
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
Vs.