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Greater Public Involvement What does that mean

2. BP Pipelines. Operates 8000 milesTypesPrimarily Liquid PipelinesCrude and Refined Products Trunk and Gathering400 miles of Gas Transmission20 different StatesRural and Urban ROW's. 3. Industry Liquid Pipeline Spill Record Has Improved 1999-2004. The number of total releases dropped 51 per

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Greater Public Involvement What does that mean

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    1. 1 November 3, 2006 David Knoelke API Public Awareness Committee Chair (BP Pipelines N.A.) Greater Public Involvement – What does that mean?

    2. 2 BP Pipelines Operates 8000 miles Types Primarily Liquid Pipelines Crude and Refined Products Trunk and Gathering 400 miles of Gas Transmission 20 different States Rural and Urban ROW’s

    3. 3 Industry Liquid Pipeline Spill Record Has Improved 1999-2004 The number of total releases dropped 51 percent – All Programs Releases due to corrosion dropped 67 percent – IMP Program Releases due to operator error dropped by 63 percent – Operator Qualification Program Releases from third party damage from excavation dropped 37 percent – Pipeline’s Damage Prevention Programs

    4. 4 Greater Public Involvement – What does that mean? Answer: It means something different to everyone Operator’s Programs must work within this premise

    5. 5 BP Program Objectives Provide Public Awareness to the affected public, emergency officials, public official, and excavators Promote “Dig Safely” and “Call Before You Dig” practices Raise the awareness of pipelines and pipeline safety in the community To establish and maintain a working relationship with various stakeholders along BP Pipelines’ right-of-way

    6. 6 BP Program Highlights DP Coordinators Regionally Located Implement and Manage DP Program Program is Regionally Focused Must know your stakeholders Farmers, Subdivision Homeowners, Government Lands Emergency Responders Full Time and Volunteer

    7. 7 Local Community Participation Recent Example Minnesota landowner community meeting Listened to landowner concerns Current landowners do not understand ROW agreement from construction (40 yrs) Follow-up agreed upon City will get copy of group correspondence

    8. 8 Covers one aspect within the broader picture of pipeline operator communications API 1162 Overview

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