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Planning Near Transmission Pipelines Planning Near Transmission Pipelines Meghan Thoreau, planner Meghan Thoreau, planner TOMPKINS COUNTY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION TOMPKINS COUNTY PRESENTS: Gas Pipelines: what municipalities need to know? Presented: 17 May 2012, Ithaca Public Library Millennium Pipeline - Binghamton, New York - June 2008, http://nyslandmarks.com/pipeline/pipe4.htm

Overview Overview • Transmissions lines are relative safe, but failures can be • Transmissions lines are relative safe, but failures can be catastrophic. catastrophic. • The U.S. is heavily dependent on pipelines (using 1.8 • The U.S. is heavily dependent on pipelines (using 1.8 million total miles of pipelines to transport fuel million total miles of pipelines to transport fuel million total miles of pipelines to transport fuel million total miles of pipelines to transport fuel supplies.) supplies.) supplies.) supplies.) • 100% of natural gas/66% of oil are transported by • 100% of natural gas/66% of oil are transported by transmission pipelines. transmission pipelines. • Energy demand has increased by about 36% in the last • Energy demand has increased by about 36% in the last decade. decade. Transmission Pipelines and Land Use: a risk-informed approach: http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11046&page=1

This presentation will cover… This presentation will cover… • Increased growth near transmission pipelines • Increased growth near transmission pipelines • Risk involved • Risk involved • Tompkins County, NY • Tompkins County, NY • Tompkins County, NY • Tompkins County, NY • Pipeline failures • Pipeline failures • Recent planning and land use tools to protect • Recent planning and land use tools to protect life, property, and the environment life, property, and the environment

Increased growth near Increased growth near transmission pipelines transmission pipelines transmission pipelines transmission pipelines

Population Encroachment Population Encroachment Most pipelines were originally constructed in rural areas, but Most pipelines were originally constructed in rural areas, but growth patterns are now encroaching on many pipelines! growth patterns are now encroaching on many pipelines! Population encroachment, Washington State: http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/publications/PIPA/PIPA-Presentation-hmw-20090925-VAZO-Mtg.pdf

Risk involved Risk involved

Risk Risk • • Pipeline failures have significant impact on life, property, and the Pipeline failures have significant impact on life, property, and the environment. environment. • • Human activity increases risk near pipelines. Human activity increases risk near pipelines. • • Land use decisions can affect the risks associated with increased human Land use decisions can affect the risks associated with increased human activity near transmission pipelines. activity near transmission pipelines. • • • • R egulations have focused on ( a ) design, operation, and maintenance of R egulations have focused on ( a ) design, operation, and maintenance of R egulations have focused on ( a ) design, operation, and maintenance of R egulations have focused on ( a ) design, operation, and maintenance of pipelines and ( b ) incident response. Not land use decisions. pipelines and ( b ) incident response. Not land use decisions. • • State/local governments need systematic consideration of risk in State/local governments need systematic consideration of risk in regulating land use. regulating land use. • • Risk-informed approaches are effective (e.g., natural hazard mitigation, Risk-informed approaches are effective (e.g., natural hazard mitigation, industrial hazard mitigation, nuclear reactor, waste disposal programs, industrial hazard mitigation, nuclear reactor, waste disposal programs, and tanker safety). and tanker safety). Transmission Pipelines and Land Use: a risk-informed approach: http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11046&page=1

DATA TRENDS: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Pipeline & Hazardous DATA TRENDS: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Materials Safety Administration Data source: DOT/PHMSA Significant Incident Data Files April 2009, http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/publications/PIPA/PIPA-Presentation-NACo-Conference%20July%202011.pdf, http://phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/about

Pipeline accidents in the United States Pipeline accidents in the United States 1890-2000: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pipeline_accidents_in_the_United_States 2000-2012: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pipeline_accidents_in_the_United_States_in_the_21st_Century Screen shot from Wikipedia, 15 May 2012 Data source: wikipedia.org

Considering a risk zone Considering a risk zone Photo source: Pipeline Safety Trust, Informed Planning Near Transmission Pipelines, presentation: http://www.mrsc.org/artdocmisc/planningnearpipescw.pdf

Tompkins County, NY Tompkins County, NY

Pipelines operators in Tompkins County, NY Pipelines operators in Tompkins County, NY • Dominion Transportation, Inc. • Dominion Transportation, Inc. • Buckeye Partners, LP • Buckeye Partners, LP • New York State Electric and Gas Corp. • New York State Electric and Gas Corp. • Enterprise Products Operating, LLC • Enterprise Products Operating, LLC Transporting: gasoline, nitrogen, non-HVL Transporting: gasoline, nitrogen, non-HVL product, liquefied petroleum gas, and natural gas. product, liquefied petroleum gas, and natural gas. Data source: NPMS Public Map Server, https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov, detailed information on pipelines can be retrieved; e.g. operator, commodity, contract person, and contract information.

Transmission lines in Tompkins County, NY Transmission lines in Tompkins County, NY Legend: Legend: Hazardous Hazardous liquid pipelines liquid pipelines Gas Gas Gas Gas transmission transmission pipelines pipelines Highly Highly populated populated areas areas Other Other populated populated NPMS Public Map Viewer areas areas * Map shows transmission lines in Tompkins County only, distribution and gathering lines not depicted. * Map shows transmission lines in Tompkins County only, distribution and gathering lines not depicted. Map source: https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/

Pipeline failures Pipeline failures

Natural gas pipeline failure Natural gas pipeline failure Photo source: http://www.mrsc.org/artdocmisc/planningnearpipescw.pdf

Potential liability Potential liability Considerations for local governments, businesses, Considerations for local governments, businesses, and property owners: and property owners: Photos source: http://www.mrsc.org/artdocmisc/planningnearpipescw.pdf

Natural gas pressure failure Natural gas pressure failure Photo, southern Washington State, source: http://www.mrsc.org/artdocmisc/planningnearpipescw.pdf

Poor planned development near pipelines Poor planned development near pipelines Middle school campus Middle school campus Residential subdivision Residential subdivision Photo source: http://www.mrsc.org/artdocmisc/planningnearpipescw.pdf

Consistently bad planning Consistently bad planning Photo source: http://www.mrsc.org/artdocmisc/planningnearpipescw.pdf

Bad planning Bad planning Photo source: http://www.mrsc.org/artdocmisc/planningnearpipescw.pdf

Bad planning Bad planning Photo source: http://www.mrsc.org/artdocmisc/planningnearpipescw.pdf

Recent planning and land use Recent planning and land use tools to protect life, property, tools to protect life, property, and the environment and the environment and the environment and the environment

Valuable pipeline planning tool Valuable pipeline planning tool National Pipeline Mapping National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS): System (NPMS): • NPMS Public Map Viewer , for • NPMS Public Map Viewer , for public use public use https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/PublicViewer/ https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/PublicViewer/ • Pipeline Integrity Management • Pipeline Integrity Management • Pipeline Integrity Management • Pipeline Integrity Management Mapping Application (PIMMA), Mapping Application (PIMMA), for use by pipeline operators, for use by pipeline operators, federal, state, and local govt. federal, state, and local govt. officials only! (provides more detail officials only! (provides more detail information not available to the general public.) information not available to the general public.) Screen shot images within Tompkins County, NY https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/application.asp?tact= https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/application.asp?tact= from NPMS public map viewer pimma&page=pimma/about_pimma.htm pimma&page=pimma/about_pimma.htm NPMS: geospatial data, attribute data, public contact information, and metadata pertaining to the interstate/intrastate hazardous liquid trunklines and hazardous liquid low-stress lines as well as gas transmission pipelines, liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants, and hazardous liquid breakout tanks jurisdictional to PHMSA. Photo source: http://www.mrsc.org/artdocmisc/planningnearpipescw.pdf;