Thursday – September 10, 2015
Started with OKIE811 in June 2013 Previous Work: COO for Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma - 4 years IT Director for State of Oklahoma / OKDHS – 10 years Risk & Information Manager for Fleming Companies, Inc. – 6 years IT Services and Planning Specialist for OKDHS – 5 years Board President for Payne Education Center Charitable non-profit that trains teachers to recognize and work with students that have reading difficulties and those with dyslexia. BBA w/Computer Science from UCO
We provide underground damage prevention and communication services for excavators, operators and owners in Oklahoma. 36 years old - 501(c)(6) non-profit organization 8 member Board made up from our largest member companies 13 person Operating Committee made up of key industry advisors 50+ volunteers from our member organizations that help with Damage Prevention awareness & events 70 employees 55 Call Center Staff 15 Corporate Staff Rated Oklahoma Top Workplace in 2013 & 2014
Board Members Corey Force, President COX Communications Cole O’Neil, Vice-President ONEOK – NGL Pipelines Mark Richey, Treasurer OG&E Richard Forney, Secretary Public Service Company of Oklahoma Bryan Brewster, Director ONG / OneGas of Oklahoma Bob Porter, Director Verizon Business Gene Clark, Director AT&T Infrastructure Services David McAtee, Director DCP Midstream Jim Proszek, Board Advisor Hall Estill
Engaging Partners & Stakeholders Operating Committee - 13 members representing underground owners/operators, excavators and line locators PEDPC - (6) Councils Statewide with over 50 volunteers from member company stakeholders NW – Red Carpet SW – Great Plains Central – Frontier South Central – Chickasaw SE – Kiamichi NE – Green
Oklahoma One-Call (OKIE811) Members by Year 1,400 1,200 1,000 +18 +23 +13 +29 +10 +155 +366 800 thru 9/15 600 400 200 0 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2005 2001 Members 1,201 1,183 1,160 1,147 1,118 1,108 953 587
Member Type # of Annual Fees Oklahoma Underground Damage $2,575,178 Prevention Act 142.1 – 142.12 Pipeline (Oil, Gas, Transmission) 384 Inter City Telecom 29 $1,026,501 142.3 Except for Municipalities, all Electric Power 25 $586,702 operators of underground facilities Cable Telecom 24 $509,929 shall participate in the statewide Municipalities/State 289 $102,643 one-call notification system. Independent Telecom 36 $101,557 Electric Co-ops 28 $93,601 142.4 Rural Water Districts with less Master Meters 79 $20,900 than 1,100 meters and Municipalities Rural Water, Sewer, Gas Districts 255 $17,875 with less than 3,000 population are Other 47 $12,100 exempt from paying fees for One-Call Sustaining 4 $1,100 notifications TOTAL 1,200 $5,048,086
Important Elements to Know 48-hour Notice Prior to Excavation (excluding Sat/Sun & Legal Holidays) One-Call Ticket is Good for 10 days If excavation work cannot be completed by the 10th day, another notice should be submitted by the 8th day An Emergency Ticket is only to be used when there is a threat that Endangers Life, Health or Property 2-foot Tolerance Zone on Either Side of the Markings Excavators must notify the Facility Owner if a damage occurs to the underground facility or its protective covering OKIE811 Does Not Locate the Lines
Submitting a Locate Request is FREE! So how does the One-Call cover operating expenses?
805,256 6,188,198 7,000,000 900,000 798,002 5,980,963 739,141 800,000 6,000,000 5,290,954 644,631 700,000 +1% 575,372 4,369,803 4,093,715 +8% 5,000,000 +3.5% 523,162 600,000 3,966,025 +3.5% +13% +15% 4,000,000 500,000 +21% -6.4% -3% +12% to- to-date 400,000 3,000,000 +6% date +10% 300,000 3%+ 2,000,000 200,000 % increase from year to year 1,000,000 % increase from year to year 100,000 0 0 Outgoing Locates/Ticket Transmissions Incoming Calls/Tickets 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Oklahoma One-Call System, Inc. Trends by Ticket Source As of August 31, 2015 70.0% 59.5% 61.3% 57.3% 54.4% 49.1% 45.5% 60.0% 49.3% 47.7% % Fax Tickets 43.5% 50.0% 41.3% 39.6% % Call Tickets 40.0% 37.8% % Web Tickets 30.0% 20.0% 5.2% 10.0% 3.2% 2.1% 1.4% 0.0% 0.8% 2010 0.9% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Incoming Locate Requests by Company Type As-of August 31, 2015 600,000 70% Contractor 500,000 4% Government 400,000 Occupants 7% 14% Utility 300,000 5% Other 200,000 100,000 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2015 Incoming Tickets by Work Type As-of August 31, 2015 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0
Incoming Tickets by Area % of Change In Ticket Volumes Comparing JAN-AUG 2014 to JAN-AUG 2015 NE-Green Cntry -4.17% NW-Red Carpet -9.54% -3.35% Central-Frontier SE-Kiamichi -19.87% S-Chickasaw -16.63% SW-Great Plains -11.62% -35% -30% -25% -20% -15% -10% -5% 0%
OKIE811 Buffering Practice • Underground Facility Owner/Operator Asset Buffer Practice: 500 foot buffer recommended around Members registered assets • Members register spatially via centerline/point data • Members may increase or decrease when signing a buffer acknowledgement form and indicating desired buffer. • Dig Site Polygon Buffer Practice: 300 foot buffer around the dig site polygon
Service Area Updates per County 2014 = 1,808 Updates 2015 Annual Meeting of the Membership 2015 thru August = 1,285 Updates
Executive Order 2013-19: Governor’s Taskforce on Pipeline Safety http://www.callokie.com/sites/callokie/uploads/documents/PSTF_Preliminary_Findings_Final_3.pdf HB 2533 – Grants Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) Enforcement & Rule Making Authority Rule Making Cause No. 201500002 (Chp 5) & No. 201500003 (Chp 20) 165.20-17-1. thru 165.20-17-5. Effective August 27, 2015 Rules primarily include the judicial process setup at the OCC to handle pipeline enforcement cases. Requires an excavator to immediately call 911 to report incidents when there is a release of flammable, toxic or corrosive gas or liquid.
Criteria: 1) Does the state have enforcement authority? YES 2) Does the state have a designated body of authority responsible for enforcement? YES 3) Is the state assessing civil penalties for violations at levels sufficient to deter noncompliance? InPr 4) Does the enforcement authority have a reliable mechanism for reporting damage to UG facilites? YES 5) Does the state have damage investigation practices that can determine the responsible party? InPr 6) Do the states DP requirements include at least: a) Excavators must first use the one-call notification YES b) Excavators must not disregard the marks YES c) Excavators who cause damage must report the damage to the facility operator AND when YES there is escape of gas or hazardous liquid they must notify 911 7) Does the state limit exemptions from it’s law and are exemptions justified in writing? NO InPc = In Progress
Criteria: PHSMA Evaluation of ALL Criteria (listed in order of greatest to least importance): 1) Does the state have enforcement authority? Criteria 1 & 2: is pass/fail; if either are NO, then may be deemed 2) Does the state have a designated body of authority INADEQUATE. responsible for enforcement? Criteria 3 : if no records to demonstrate enforcement authority and imposing appropriate santions, then may be deemed INADEQUATE. 3) Is the state assessing civil penalties for violations at - The result of the review of records will not, by itself, render the levels sufficient to deter noncompliance? enforcement program inadequate. 4) Does the enforcement authority have a reliable - The result of making information and statitics available to the public may not, by itself, render the enforcement program inadequate. mechanism for reporting damage to UG facilites? Criteria 4: if no reporting mechanism as well as education about 5) Does the state have damage investigation practices process and requirements for reporting, will not, by itself, be deemed that can determine the responsible party? inadquate. 6) Do the states DP requirements include at least: Criteria 5 : if enforcement programs are not focused on both excavators and utility owners/operators and applied consistently, will not, by itself, a) Excavators must first use the one-call notification be deemed inadquate. b) Excavators must not disregard the marks Criteria 6 : if PIPES Act requirements are not addressed, will not, by c) Excavators who cause damage must report the itself, be deemed inadquate. damage to the facility operator AND when there is Criteria 7 : If exemptions are not justified with supporting data and in escape of gas or hazardous liquid they must notify 911 writing, will not, by itself, be deemed inadquate. 7) Does the state limit exemptions from it’s law and are exemptions justified in writing?
NO CENTRALIZED STATEWIDE DAMAGE OR INCIDENT REPORTING Pipeline damages are reported by the Underground Owner/Operator to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission Oklahoma does not report to DIRT DIRT Report: 2014 Damages Rate is 1.60 per 1,000 tickets OKIE811 received 805,000 tickets in 2014 x 1.60 = 1,288 damages (avg based on 16 reporting states) 25% of Damages are attributed to lack of One-Call notification
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