Oak Ridge Utility District Presents

Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities –

Technical Assistance Grants (TAG)

By: Ben Andrews, General Manager ORUD

Oak Ridge Utility DistrictOak Ridge Utility District

Located in: Oak Ridge, TNLocated in: Oak Ridge, TN Approx. 13,000 Meters Operated since 1951Operated since 1951 Public Gas SystemPublic Gas System Five member Board of Five member Board of

CommissionersCommissioners Mostly ResidentialMostly Residential

U.S. Department of U.S. Department of TransportationTransportation

Grant RequirementsGrant Requirements•Improve Distribution SystemsImprove Distribution Systems

•Through Technical Assistance in form of:Through Technical Assistance in form of:•Engineering Engineering •Scientific AnalysisScientific Analysis•Pipeline Safety Issues Affecting Local CommunitiesPipeline Safety Issues Affecting Local Communities

ORUD Proposed ProgramORUD Proposed Program

Improve Distribution Systems (Continued)

•Through Technical Assistance in form of:

•Monitoring SystemMonitoring System

•Incorporating Pipeline IntegrityIncorporating Pipeline Integrity

•Pipeline Safety Education for CommunityPipeline Safety Education for Community

Why the Monitoring System?Why the Monitoring System?

•Adding Remote Units Will:Adding Remote Units Will:

• Allow us to recognize fluctuations in pressure

•Gives the ability to respond or address any potential problems very quickly

•Increase the security and safety of residents living near our pipelines

Improvements in Improvements in Monitoring SystemMonitoring System

Purchase and install 7 Remote Monitor Purchase and install 7 Remote Monitor

•Alarms when pressures fall out of acceptable guidelines•Place in areas that are determined to be high risk•The cost $3000 each (including set up & technical assistance)

•Total amount $21,000.00

Mercury ERX Wireless Pressure Mercury ERX Wireless Pressure Monitoring Recorder Monitoring Recorder

•Wireless Communication

•Audit Trail Memory

•Solar Powered

•Alarm Call-Out Capable

Why Incorporate Pipeline Why Incorporate Pipeline Integrity?Integrity?

Increasing Our Pipeline IntegrityIncreasing Our Pipeline Integrity

•Move toward our goal of implementing a pipeline integrity management program within our GIS

•Add pipeline information to each pipe segment

•Installation •Repair history •Leak survey data

•Make Information accessible to all employees at workstations

Improvements in Improvements in Pipeline IntegrityPipeline Integrity

Upgrade Geographical Information SystemUpgrade Geographical Information System

•Convert an existing seat of ESRI ArcView to ArcEditor

•Upgrade Cost is $5500

Improvements in Improvements in Pipeline IntegrityPipeline Integrity

Upgrade GIS Upgrade GIS (Continued)(Continued)

•Add the ArcGIS Server extension•Publishes GIS to the entire company• Cost $4500•Total Cost $10,000

ESRI ArcEditorESRI ArcEditor

•ORUD currently uses a legacy CAD ORUD currently uses a legacy CAD program to create and maintain distribution program to create and maintain distribution system mappingsystem mapping

•The data is exported as ESRI shape files The data is exported as ESRI shape files and then imported into the ArcView and then imported into the ArcView softwaresoftware

ESRI ArcEditorESRI ArcEditor

•The upgrade to ArcEditor will allow editing and management of ORUD’s distribution system mapping to move from the legacy CAD software to the ESRI GIS environment

ESRI ArcGIS ServerESRI ArcGIS Server

•The addition of ESRI ArcGIS Server will allow ORUD system maps to be viewed throughout the company network allowing improved customer service and emergency response

ESRI ArcGIS ServerESRI ArcGIS Server

•This version of the ArcGIS server This version of the ArcGIS server software will become a foundation for software will become a foundation for additional functionality upgrades such as additional functionality upgrades such as image management, network analysis, image management, network analysis, and mobile applications as the GIS and mobile applications as the GIS system maturessystem matures

Why Increase Pipeline Safety Why Increase Pipeline Safety Education?Education?

Increasing Community Awareness:

•To fulfill guidelines for API RP-1162

•API RP-1162 Regulatory RequirementsFederal pipeline safety regulations require pipeline

operators to conduct continuing public awareness programs to provide pipeline safety information to four stakeholder audiences:

Affected Public, Emergency Officials, Local Public, Officials and Excavators

Why Increase Pipeline Safety Why Increase Pipeline Safety Education?Education?

Increasing Community Awareness (Continued):

•To increase awareness to a larger demographic range (youth to seniors)• Provide an inclusive Community Campaign

Public Awareness Public Awareness CampaignCampaign

Safety Programs and Pipeline Safety•Local and Regional Media in forms of:•Newspapers•Television• Radio•Website•Social Networking•Total Cost $19,000

Public Awareness Public Awareness CampaignCampaign

•Analyze the Market Segment•Break down the media sources to achieve maximum coverage•Utilize Common Ground Alliance Ads•Use media including social networking and website to do mass ad campaign

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