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TRENCHLESS INSTALLATIONS & UNMARKED SEWER LINES

TRENCHLESS INSTALLATIONS & UNMARKED SEWER LINES. PRESENTATION TO DAMAGE PREVENTION CONFERENCE By: Dan Weaklend, NPL Construction Company & Samuel T. Ariaratnam, ASU. “NPL Quality – The Pipeline To Success”. AGENDA. WHO IS NPL? THE ISSUE STATUS TODAY: State Legislation

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TRENCHLESS INSTALLATIONS & UNMARKED SEWER LINES

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  1. TRENCHLESS INSTALLATIONS&UNMARKED SEWER LINES PRESENTATION TO DAMAGE PREVENTION CONFERENCE By: Dan Weaklend, NPL Construction Company & Samuel T. Ariaratnam, ASU

  2. “NPL Quality – The Pipeline To Success” AGENDA • WHO IS NPL? • THE ISSUE • STATUS TODAY: • State Legislation • LDC Policies and procedures • Industry Association Involvement

  3. “NPL Quality – The Pipeline To Success” WHO IS NPL? Core Business: • The safe installation & maintenance of reliable energy distribution systems • Over 500 crews • Over 2400 employees • Operate in 20 states • One of the largest users of One Call Centers in U.S.

  4. NEW AND REPLACEMENT FOOTAGE

  5. NPL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE “NPL Quality – The Pipeline To Success” XCEL AQ • CNP • DEA • GMG BHC • EE • Nicor • NUI ATMOS • NIPSCo • SWG • BGE • XCEL Peoples • WGL • KGS • SWG • KGS • SWG • KGS • CU • SWG • ONG • APS • AGL • SWG • SWG • ATMOS SO CAL SRP • CPS

  6. NPL LOCATION MAP

  7. “NPL Quality – The Pipeline To Success” AGENDA • WHO IS NPL? • THE ISSUE • STATUS TODAY: • State Legislation • LDC Policies and procedures • Industry Association Involvement

  8. “THE OFTEN FORGOTTEN UNDERGROUND WORLD”

  9. MANY MORE UTILITIES ARE INSTALLED USING TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY

  10. POSSIBLE SCENARIO? Who’s responsible for marking? Sewer Main Lateral to mains connection New service Line House City street Property line What could happen?

  11. GAS LINE IN A 6” SEWER

  12. GAS LINE + SEWER LINE + ROTARY-ROOTER = DISASTER

  13. Minnesota Explosion

  14. THE EXPOSURE LOW FREQUENCYHIGH SEVERITY

  15. THE BIG CONCERNS • Catastrophic human tragedy • Huge costs

  16. SEWER LINES NEED TO BE MARKED,JUST LIKE ALL OTHER UTILITIES

  17. INSTALLATION SOLUTIONS • All underground facilities, including sewer lines, should be marked by the entity that receives revenue from the facility. • All new sewer laterals should be installed with a location device (i.e. tracer wire, marker balls, etc.).

  18. “NPL Quality – The Pipeline To Success” AGENDA • WHO IS NPL? • THE ISSUE • STATUS TODAY: • State Legislation • LDC Policies and procedures • Industry Association Involvement

  19. “NPL Quality – The Pipeline To Success” STATES THAT HAVE UPDATED ONE CALL LAWS TO INCLUDESEWER LATERALS ARIZONA GEORGIA MINNESOTA NEVADA OREGON VIRGINIA WISCONSIN

  20. STATE REGULATIONS • What do regulations say in 33 States? • “Owner or operator of an underground facility is responsible to locate the approximate horizontal location of that facility” • Is that the home/building owner or municipality? • Does the State require them to join the One-Call system? • Courts have ruled that home/building owner does not have expertise to be responsible for location of sewer laterals.

  21. WHAT ARE THE OTHER TEN STATES? • New Jersey • New Mexico • Oklahoma • Rhode Island • Texas • Virginia • Missouri • California • Kansas • Vermont

  22. Interesting Interpretations? • In Kansas and Vermont; • Sewer is not designated as a “facility” • In California; • exempts “non-pressurized” lines • In Missouri; • exempts “privately owned” sewer and water lines

  23. “NPL Quality – The Pipeline To Success” STATES UPDATING LAWS ARIZONA GEORGIA KANSAS NEVADA WISCONSIN

  24. “NPL Quality – The Pipeline To Success” STATES WITH CHAMPIONS STARTING GRASS ROOTS EFFORTS NEED SUPPORT CALIFORNIA COLORADO INDIANA TENNESSEE TEXAS WASHINGTON

  25. “NPL Quality – The Pipeline To Success” GOOD STATE PROSPECTSIN NEED OF A CHAMPION ILLINOIS IOWA MARYLAND OHIO OKLAHOMA

  26. “NPL Quality – The Pipeline To Success” AGENDA • WHO IS NPL? • THE ISSUE • STATUS TODAY: • State Legislation • LDC Policies and procedures • Industry Association Involvement

  27. LDC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES • LARGE WEST COAST LDC HAS POLICY OF REQUIRING AND ENFORCING THAT EVERY MAIN AND SEWER LATERAL BE DAYLIGHTED BEFORE EXCAVATING • MIDWEST LDC HAS POLICY OF REQUIRING AND ENFORCING THAT All SEWERS ARE PRE-LOCATED (CAMERA’D) BEFORE GAS IS INTRODUCED • SOUTHEAST LDC HAS COMPLETED A SYSTEM REVIEW USING CAMERAS

  28. CAMERA IN ACTION

  29. LDC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES • LARGE SOUTHWEST LDC HAS: • CAMERA PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY PAST INSTALLATION ISSUES • POLICY REQUIRING AND ENFORCING THAT EVERY SEWER MAIN AND LATERAL BE LOCATED BEFORE EXCAVATING

  30. “NPL Quality – The Pipeline To Success” AGENDA • WHO IS NPL? • THE ISSUE • STATUS TODAY: • State Legislation • LDC Policies and procedures • Industry Association Involvement

  31. “NPL Quality – The Pipeline To Success” INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION INVOLVEMENT • AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION - BEST PRACTICES • COMMON GROUND ALLIANCE - BEST PRACTICES • DISTRIBUTION CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION • FINDING CHAMPIONS • SUPPORTING CHAMPIONS VIA INFORMATION SHARING • NATIONAL UNDERGROUND CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION • POSITION PAPER • NORTH AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY • BEST PRACTICES COMMITTEE

  32. “NPL Quality – The Pipeline To Success” WHAT IS NEEDED • LOCAL CHAMPIONS TO CHANGE STATE LAWS • GOVERNMENT REGULATORY AGENCIES TO GET INVOLVED IN LEGISLATIVE CHANGES AND ENFORCEMENT • MORE LDC’S TO TAKE UP THE CAUSE • FOR ALL TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A CONTRACTOR PROBLEM. IT IS AN INDUSTRY SAFETY PROBLEM.

  33. “NPL Quality – The Pipeline To Success” WE WILL WIN!

  34. QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS?

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