Pipeline Safety Publications and Other References

Contents

• Publications and Reference Links
• Pipelines and Pipeline Projects in Washington
• Associations and Research Organizations
• Interest Groups

Publications and Reference Links

• Washington State Pipeline Safety - Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
• General Reports
  • Land Use Planning in Proximity to Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Transmission Pipelines ( 627 KB) Sponsored by Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC); Association of Washington Cities (AWC); Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC); Pipeline Safety Trust; Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC), June 2006 [Note: To navigate the document and easily access the sections and appendices, use the "Bookmarks" tab near the upper left corner of the document.]
  • GAO Report on Pipeline Safety ( 2 MB): The Office of Pipeline Safety Is Changing How It Oversees the Pipeline Industry, GAO/RCED-00-128, May 15, 2000
  • Pipeline Safety and Security: Improved Workforce Planning and Communication Needed ( 414 KB). Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Government Accounting Office, August 2002. GAO-02-785
  • Seeking Common Ground - One Call Systems Best Practices Study - Office of Pipleline Safety via Cycla Corporation, 1999
• Technical Reports and Publications
  • Overview of Integrity Assessment Methods for Pipelines ( 772 KB), by Bob Eiber, Prepared for Washington Cities and Counties Pipeline Safety Consortium November 2003
  • Report on Overview Assessment of the 16 Inch Diameter Olympic Pipeline Integrity to the City-County Pipeline Safety Consortium of Washington ( 126 KB), prepared by Robert J. Eiber, Consultant Inc., November 2001
    • Letter from David Kerr ( 10 KB), City-County Pipeline Safety Consortium, forwarding the 16 Inch Pipeline Integrity Assessment by Eiber to the State of Washington Citizens Advisory Committee On Pipeline Safety, dated November 28, 2001
    • Letter from Douglas Kilpatrick, P.E. ( 12 KB), Pipeline Safety Director, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, Commenting on Eiber Report, to Chris Hoidal, Director, Western Region Office of Pipeline Safety, dated November 29, 2001,
  • Comments on Docket No. RSPA-00-7666; Notice 2, Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas (Gas Transmission Pipelines) ( 24 KB), Letter to U.S. Department of Transportation, from Richard B. Kuprewicz, President, Accufacts Inc., dated November 6, 2001. Richard Kuprewicz is a pipeline engineer who has worked with the City of Bellingham and with the Pipeline Safety Consortium on pipeline issues.
  • Comments on Docket No. RSPA-00-7666: Notice 4, Gas Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management In High Consequence Areas ( 86 KB), Letter to U.S. Department of Transportation, from Katherine M. Hansen, Pipeline Safety Coordinator, Washington Cities and Counties Pipeline Safety Consortium, dated April 28, 2003.
  • Pipelines - National Security and the Public's Right-to-Know ( 152 KB), prepared by Richard B. Kuprewicz President, Accufacts Inc. for the Washington City and County Pipeline Safety Consortium, May 14, 2003. This paper presents a brief discussion of pipeline information that should be in the public domain to reassure citizens that these systems are designed, maintained and operated prudently.
  • Preventing Pipeline Releases ( 374 KB), prepared by Richard B. Kuprewicz President, Accufacts Inc. for the Washington City and County Pipeline Safety Consortium, July 22, 2003. This white paper report presents a brief synopsis of the series of major breakdowns or events that became linked resulting in the liquid pipeline rupture in Bellingham, Washington, liquid pipeline leak in Chalk Point Maryland, and the natural gas transmission pipeline rupture near Carlsbad, NM, presented in the various NTSB reports for these events
• Other Pipeline Safety Reference Sources
  • OPS Pipeline Library
  • Pipeline Basics - OPS Office of Stateholder Communications
  • Pipeline Construction - OPS Office of Stateholder Communications
  • Interstate National Gas Association of America
    • Education
    • Pipeline Construction
  • An Interstate Natural Gas Facility on My Land? What Do I Need to Know? - FERC Citizens Guide PDF Pamphlet Version ( 427 KB)
  • Ideas for Better Stakeholder Involvement In the Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Planning Pre-Filing Process: Industry, Agencies, Citizens, and FERC Staff ( 150 KB), FERC Staff , December 2001

Pipelines and Pipeline Projects in Washington

• Washington Pipeline Maps - Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
• WUTC Regulated Pipeline Companies in Washington State
• Chevron Pipe Line Company (CPL)
• Conoco Pipe Line Co. (Yellowstone Pipe Line Co)
• Exxon Company, U.S.A. (Spokane Tank Terminal)
• Kinder Morgan Pipeline Network (Purchased Terasen in 2005.  Tersasen took over Trans Mountain Oil Pipe Line Corporation)
• Northwest Natural Gas (Kelso-Beaver Pipeline)
• Olympic Pipe Line (BP Pipelines), Existing
• TransCanada GTN (Gas Transmission Northwest), Acquired by TransCanada 11/04
• Williams Natural Gas Pipelines
  • Northwest Pipeline, Existing
    • DOT Corrective Action Order, December 18, 2003, UTC Information
    • Williams Receives Order Regarding Restoration of Pipeline in Western Washington, Williams News, December 19, 2003
  • Evergreen Expansion Project
  • Georgia Straight Crossing GSX Proposed, Joint Williams and B.C. Hydro
    • Williams Announces End to Proposed Georgia Straight Project, 12-2-04

Associations and Research Organizations

A comprehensive list is maintained by the Office of Pipeline Safety, MRSC has cited some additional sites of interest.

• Office of Pipeline Safety Links
• Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
• Office of Pipeline Safety Federal, State, and Industry Partners
• Pipeline Safety and Reliability Center - Battelle Energy Products
• RCP Inc. - Regulatory Compliance Partners, a regulatory consulting firm

Interest Groups

• Pipeline Safety Trust
• SAFE Bellingham (Inactive site)
• SqWALK! - A Canadian environmental group dealing with climate change, energy and pipelines