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2018 Pipeline Safety workshops were held in May in Alamo, Richmond and Antioch featuring presentations by the Pipeline Safety Trust, representatives of the pipeline regulators and operators to answer community questions. Sponsored by the Alamo Improvement Association and the Contra Costa County Hazardous Materials Commission. Slide presentations from the workshops are linked into the workshop agenda below. Each slide presentation is linked to the presenter’s name.
May 29 2018, 6:30-8:30 PM, Creekside Community Church, 1350 Danville Blvd, Alamo CA 94507
May 30 2018, 7:00-9:00 PM, Bermuda Room, Convention Center, 403 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA. 94804
May 31 2018, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, Antioch Community Center, 4703 Lone Tree Way, Antioch, CA 94531
AGENDA
1) Welcome – Roger Smith, President of Alamo Improvement Association
2) Introductions – Michael Kent, Contra Costa County Hazardous Materials Ombudsman
3) Why care about pipelines? Overview of pipeline safety with focus on Contra Costa County, Carl Weimer, Pipeline Safety Trust Executive Director
4) Andy Wells, Manager, Gas Emergency Preparedness, Pacific Gas & Electric, Natural gas transmission and distribution pipeline owner/operator ( Presentations for Alamo, Richmond, Antioch)
5) Kenneth Bruno, Safety and Enforcement Division (5/29 only); Paul Penney, Senior Utilities Engineer; Matthewson Epuna, Program and Project Supervisor, California Public Utilities Commission- (regulator of intrastate natural gas pipelines)
6) Scott Manley, Director of Operations, Northwest US, and Allen Fore, VP Public Affairs, Kinder Morgan, Inc., Hazardous liquid transmission pipeline owner/operator
7) Jim Hosler, Supervising Pipeline Safety Engineer, California State Fire Marshal representative (regulator of intrastate hazardous liquid pipelines)
8) Facilitated Questions & Answers – Michael Kent, facilitator
9) Short video clips of smart pigs (inline inspection tools)
10) Closing, Roger Smith