CONTRA COSTA PIPELINE SAFETY WORKSHOPS

• Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Community Organization est. 1955, based in Alamo and serving its residents

• Assures Alamo Residents of a voice in the County process that governs our Community, which includes our County Supervisor, as Alamo is an unincorporated area of Contra Costa County

• Has long-standing expertise and interaction with County on Planning, Transportation, Code Compliance and Public Safety issues

• Publish a monthly column on public issues of importance to residents

• Alamo has several residents with Engineering Degrees, Professional Experience within the Pipeline Industry and related fields that are willing to volunteer their time and expertise

Background on AIA

Development of Public Concerns over

Pipelines

Figure 1. Regional map of the Contra Costa Shear Zone in the Northern San Francisco Bay area. Showing major active faults

(red), potentially active faults (orange), and inactive faults (blue).

* Star is Alamo

• Iron Horse Trail bi-sects our community on its path from Martinez, CA to Municipal Airport in San Jose

• The Pipeline within the Iron Horse Trail easement had an explosion caused by a third party contractor in 2004, which was ½ mile from Alamo

• The PG&E Natural Gas Pipeline in San Bruno had an explosion in 2010 which was within 38 miles of Alamo

Pipeline Suspended Over Seasonal Creek

• This pipeline location is one of two in Alamo. This one is located next to the edge of Rancho Romero Elementary School play-ground (off of Hemme Ave.) and the second is at the southern edge of Alamo (off of Wayne Ave.)

Manual Valve

• This manual valve is located on the northern edge of Alamo, the next manual valve on the pipeline is located 8 miles south on the southern edge of the neighboring town of Danville. It previously was uncaged and now is caged.

Tag Award to AIA

Uses of Grant Award

• First Responder Pipeline Emergency Training (Kinder Morgan participated)

• “Call 811 before your Dig” Promotion

• Pipeline Safety Education Workshop(s)

Pipeline Safety Education Workshops

• Contracted with Pipeline Safety Trust

• Project Committee Development

• Formally asked CCCounty Hazardous Materials Commission to Co-Sponsor

Pipeline Safety Education

Workshop(s) Committee

• Samya Lutz – PST Outreach Coordinator

• Michael Kent – CCCounty Hazardous Materials Ombudsman

• Jennifer Quallick – CCCounty Supervisor Candace Andersen’s Liaison to Alamo

• Aron De Ferrari – CCCounty Deputy District Attorney, AIA Public Safety Committee Member

• Roger Smith – AIA President and AIA Public Safety Committee Member

Agenda Development for Meeting

Workshop Promotion Post Card /

Poster

Panel Members and Titles

• Carl Weimer – Executive Director – Pipeline Safety Trust

• Bob Gorham, Division Chief, Pipeline Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal

• Pete Murphy, Operations Manager, Kinder Morgan

• Carrie Ricci, Pipeline Franchise Administrator – CCCounty Public Works Department

Workshop Photo

Key Lessons Learned

• Concerns of Panel Participants

• Audience Control

• Level of Questions

• #1 Workshop versus #2 Workshop

• CCTV Video of Workshop, CCCounty Website, Community and County Access

Opportunities

Challenges

• Limitations of Public Disclosure

• Involvement of the Press

• School Pipeline Safety and Evacuation Planning

• Neighborhood Pipeline Safety and Evacuation planning

• What would we do differently?

CONTRA COSTA PIPELINE SAFETY - MORE INFORMATION

• Pipeline Safety Trust: http://pstrust.org/trust-initiatives-programs/work-in-other-communities/alamo/ • Pipeline Safety Forum Agenda & Presentation slides• Report• CCTV link

• Contra Costa County Hazardous Materials Commission: http://cchealth.org/hazmat/hmc/

• Alamo Improvement Association: http://www.alamoca.org