pipeline safety trust pipeline safety conference new orleans november 5-6, 2009
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Pipeline
Safety Trust
Pipeline
Safety
Conference
New Orleans
November 5-
6, 2009
Pipeline
Safety Trust
Pipeline
Safety
Conference
New Orleans
November 5-
6, 2009
Statewide association for municipally-owned and -0perated utilitiesElectricNatural GasWaterWastewaterTelecommunications
176 communities operating one or more municipal utility systems
Provides programs and services to support municipal systems
Headquartered in McPherson, Kansas since 1928
62 municipal gas systemsCommunity-owned and -
operatedPredominantly small systems
Range: 5,100 to 50 customersTransmission only (e.g., municipal
power plants)
Geographically diverseSome with limited resources
and staffingOften operated in conjunction
with other utility systems
Target groupMunicipally-owned and
operated natural gas systemsTechnical assistance
Emergency response plansReview and revise as
appropriate Kansas Mutual Aid Program
for Utilities (KSMAP)Program promotionTarget 100% participationAssist with registration and
data entryTraining
• Community and system safety
• System need• State regulatory interest• Kansas Corporation
Commission – Office of Pipeline Safety• Concern about small systems
and ability to respond and recover
• KMU approached about working with municipal systems
• Recent disasters impacting Kansas• Tornados
• Greensburg , Kansas• Chapman, Kansas
• Southeast Kansas Flooding• Winter Storms and Ice
• impacting 2/3 of the state
Photo Courtesy of City of Neodesha
Tornado hit on Friday May 5th at 9:45PM
Classified as an EF-5 Tornado
Greensburg was in the direct path of the tornado and ninety-five percent of City was hit
Tornado was 1.7 miles wide with winds of 205 MPH
Photo Courtesy of Bill Calloway, Clay Center
Flooding June 26-30, 2007Counties receiving as much
as 20 inches of rainRainfall came at 2-3 inches
of rain per hourRivers and creeks began
leaving their banks and overspreading much of Southeast Kansas
Refinery oil spill into Verdigris River at Coffeyville
Photo Courtesy of City of Iola
Freezing rain started on December 9-10, 2007
Significant accumulation across much of the state
Downed limbs and power lines
Widespread damage stressed state utility crew availability
Over 200,000 without power
Photo Courtesy of City of Holton
Tornado hit on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at 10:20 PM
Classified as an EF-3 Tornado
Tornado was 1/2 mile wide with winds of 165 MPH
Tornado touched down in the Southwest corner of town moving through the center of town
50-60% of community damaged or destroyed
Photo Courtesy of City of Chapman Website
Definition:Typically, a short-term, quick
response of emergency services to restore critical utility operations
In Kansas we characterize it as “neighbor helping neighbor”
For this program, we see it as “bringing the pieces together”
• Utilities require specialized resources and qualified personnel to sustain operations
• Utilities must typically provide their own response in the immediate aftermath of disaster
• Response agencies also rely on utility operations
• Disasters can impact damaged utility employees and their families
• Large scale disasters can quickly outstrip a system’s ability to respond and recover on its own
• Neighboring utility systems can respond with qualified professionals – “neighbor helping neighbor”
• Agreements must be in place prior to an incident for federal reimbursement eligibility
• Recent disasters demonstrated need
Protect public health, safety, and welfareSecure the area and utility assetsAssess the damageDetermine priorities for recoveryRestoration and clean-up
Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC)Kansas Department of Health & Environment
(KDHE)Kansas Municipal Utilities (KMU)Kansas Rural Water Association (KRWA)American Water Works Association – Kansas
Section (AWWA)Kansas Water Environment Association
(KWEA)
• Organization of response• Need state coordinator familiar with
utilities• Need emergency management officials
knowledgeable about utilities• Widespread or intensive disaster
damage needs extensive coordination• Communication and locating capabilities• Identification for mutual aid personnel• Mutual aid responder rotation for
extended recovery• Education on emergency management
practices (ERP, NIMS, ICS)
• Development process• Organize committee
• KCC/KDHE/KDEM/KMU/KRWA/AWWA-KS/KWEA• Identify needs and issues• Review other state’s programs and national models• Prepare program agreements and materials for
adoption by various organizations and utility systems
• Develop resource inventory/electronic database• Organize coordination efforts• Provide training (mutual aid and NIMS)• Activate program as needed
Participation is voluntaryProvides a single program to access
resources statewideEstablishes agreement and protocols
for responding with trained individuals and specialized equipment
Can assist in initial phases of a disaster until additional aid can arrive
Increases emergency preparedness and coordination
No obligation to respond if resources are needed in own utility
Experienced help available in extensive disaster situationsKSMAP will dispatch
response team to assist a community with coordination efforts
Experienced professionalsUtility management and
operationEngineeringDisaster assessment and
coordination
Have an emergency response plan in place
Train employees (ERP, NIMS, ICS)Have good mapsHave vender list availableLocation of critical machinery,
material and system components Identify critical needs and locations
for service restorationProper identification of personnel
and mission Identify locations for
accommodations for outside assistance
Know who and when to call for assistance and reporting
101½ N. Main StreetMcPherson, Kansas 67460
620-241-1423 ph 620-241-7928 fxwww.kmunet.org