CONTRA COSTA PIPELINE
SAFETY WORKSHOPS
Background on AIA
• 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
Development of Public
Concerns over Pipelines
• 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
Figure 1. Regional map of the Contra Costa Shear Zone in the
in 2010 which was within 38 Northern
San Francisco Bay area. Showing major active faults (red),
potentially active faults (orange), and inactive faults (blue).
miles of Alamo
* Star is 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/trustinitiatives-programs/work-in-othercommunities/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