Keeping in Touch Pipeline Safety and Emergency Information for Landowners Enbridge Pipelines (Athabasca) Inc
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KEEPING IN TOUCH PIPELINE SAFETY AND EMERGENCY INFORMATION FOR LANDOWNERS ENBRIDGE PIPELINES (ATHABASCA) INC. TOTAL-JOSELYN FORT MacKAY Waupisoo Pipeline MCKAY STATION Wood Buffalo Pipeline 63 TAR ISLAND ATHABASCA TERMINAL Woodland Pipeline NORTH Woodland Extension Athabasca Pipeline Athabasca Twinning Pipeline FT. McMURRAY Norealis Pipeline Long Lake Lateral Pipeline 69 Gordon Lake Christina Lake Lateral Pipeline McKay River Lateral Pipeline Deer Creek Lateral Pipeline LONG LAKE STATION Enbridge Pipelines Inc. 63 Solid lines indicate pipelines in service Christina River Dotted lines indicate proposed pipelines CHEECHAM PUMP STATION Broken lines indicate pipelines under construction QUIGLEY MARIANA LAKE JANVIER Bohn Lake SANDY LAKE Christina River CHARD Athabasca River Christina Lake 63 CONKLIN CHRISTINA LAKE STATION 881 Winefred Lake KIRBY LAKE TERMINAL Grist Lake CALLING LAKE WANDERING RIVER Calling Lake Logan Lake Heart Lake 63 Caribou Lake Sand River PLAMONDON Touchwood Lake Loseman Lake GRASSLAND Lac La Biche Wolf River 55 Spencer Lake LAC LA BICHE 2 55 SMALL BENN PUMP STATION Beaver Lake ATHABASCA 63 KEHEW BOYLE Pinehurts Lake 2 STATION Amisk River LA COREY 63 55 55 ROCHESTER 36 NEWBROOK 41 BONNYVILLE 28 Moose Lake 18 WASKATENEAU 28 28 28 SMOKY LAKE Muriel Lake Reita Lake North Saskatchewan River REDWATER 28 ELK POINT STATION 45 STONEFELL 36 ST. PAUL ELK POINT GIBBONS TERMINAL STURGEON PUMP STATION BRUDERHEIM FORT SASKATCHEWAN 45 41 15 LAMONT TWO HILLS 45 15 45 MUNDARE 36 16 16 EDMONTON TERMINALS VEGREVILLE Vermilion River 14 EDMONTON Beaverhill Lake 21 TOFIELD VERMILLION LEDUC 36 2 14 Battle River CAMROSE 41 26 13 WAINWRIGHT Battle River 13 SEDGEWICK 21 36 53 HARDISTY PONOKA Red Deer Lake HARDISTY TERMINAL 53 ALWAYS ON THE LINE Enbridge Pipelines (Athabasca) Inc. and its affi liate, Enbridge Pipelines (Woodland) Inc. own and operate Enbridge’s regional pipeline system in the Athabasca region of Northern Alberta. These pipelines are regulated by the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB). Products on the Athabasca system include: crude oil, diluents, diluted bitumen and synthetic crude. They are transported through pipelines ranging in diameter from 8-inches (219 millimetres) to 36-inches (millimetres) and multiple pipelines often exist within the same right-of-way (ROW). OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATION We always appreciate hearing from you. This brochure contains phone numbers you can use to call us, as well as important information about incident prevention and safety procedures. Please take a few minutes to review the brochure with your family and then store it in a convenient place. NEIGHBOURS DOWN THE LINE Enbridge’s pipeline systems don’t just run through communities — they connect them. Enbridge employees live and work near you every day, and millions of people depend on the liquid hydrocarbons we transport. Enbridge takes its responsibility for safe pipeline operation very seriously. Being responsible for pipeline safety, however, does not mean we’re in it alone. We work year-round to ensure safe, reliable operations, and we regularly communicate important information to local governments, emergency services, utilities, contractors, landowners, tenants, regulators and neighbours. ENBRIDGE IS COMMITTED TO DEALING FAIRLY AND CONSISTENTLY WITH EVERYONE WHO LIVES AND WORKS ALONG THE PIPELINE ROUTE. EXISTING SYSTEM Enbridge is the largest operator of regional crude oil pipelines serving the oil sands region of Northern Alberta. Enbridge currently owns and operates the 36-inch (914 millimetre) diameter Athabasca pipeline which travels 541 kilometres from our Athabasca Terminal north of Fort McMurray to our terminal in Hardisty, Alberta. Enbridge also owns and operates a 12-inch (324 millimetre) lateral from the Mackay River facility to the Athabasca Terminal and two 8-inch (219 millimetre) pipelines from Christina Lake to our Kirby Lake Terminal. The Waupisoo Pipeline is 30-inches (762 millimetres) in diameter and approximately 380 kilometres long. The pipeline system transports oil sands crude bitumen from our Cheecham Terminal to Edmonton via our Stonefell Terminal near Bruderheim, Alberta. Enbridge also operates the Deer Creek Lateral Pipeline, which is owned by Total, from the Total-Joselyn station to our Athabasca Terminal. There is an 8-inch (219 millimetre) and 12-inch (324 millimetre) pipe that runs approximately 63 kilometres in length. PROPOSED EXPANSION Enbridge has a number of other proposed and existing expansion projects including: • Athabasca Twinning Project • Norealis Pipeline Project • Wood Buffalo Pipeline Project (Line 18 extension) • Woodland Pipeline Project • Woodland Pipeline Extension Project • Waupisoo Horsepower Expansion • Athabasca Capacity Expansion For more information about these expansion projects visit www.enbridge.com. WE CONSTANTLY MONITOR ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES AND TAKE EVERY STEP TO MAKE SURE WE PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. PIPELINE SAFETY Enbridge takes its responsibility for safe pipeline operation very seriously. Being responsible for pipeline integrity means working with you. We work year-round to ensure safe, reliable operations, and we regularly communicate important information to local governments, your community fi re and police services, utilities, contractors, landowners, tenants and neighbours. Preparedness means developing integrated response plans based on open communication and teamwork. Enbridge ensures that local fi re and police services have the information they require. We hold regular training exercises in select locations throughout the year to keep employees’ skills fresh, and to ensure our coordination with local emergency responders is strong and effective. As a landowner or neighbour, you also make an important contribution to the team. By observing ROW safety precautions, and keeping in touch, you can help prevent incidents, and minimize their impacts. FROM THE GROUND UP While our pipeline is buried out of sight beneath the ground along the ROW, we never lose sight of the bigger picture – the potential impact on the air, water and land around us, and our responsibility to preserve all elements of our environment. In fact, our activities – everything from pipeline design, construction, testing, maintenance, operation and safety practices – are subject to government regulations which we ensure we meet or exceed. Every effort is made to restore the land as close as possible to its original condition and to protect the quality of the air and water that sustain us. We constantly monitor all of our activities and take every step to make sure we protect the environment. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING EXERCISES ARE A KEY PART OF OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PREPAREDNESS. PROTECTING YOUR COMMUNITY Enbridge has a wide range of programs to ensure the safety and integrity of the pipeline system that runs through your land or near your community. In fact, from day one, we’ve invested heavily in the tools, technologies, people and strategies we need to make sure the pipeline networks have the strength and fi tness needed to do the job safely and reliably. SAFETY IN PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES From the purchase of high quality, steel pipe manufactured to meet stringent criteria, to the cathodic protection system, Enbridge works to ensure the safety of the system before and during its operation. The processes and technologies we use to prevent and detect leaks include: • The careful selection and testing of pipe prior to and during the manufacturing process. • X-ray or ultrasonic testing of all welds made to a pipeline section during its construction. • Hydrostatic tests (pressure tests using water) to confi rm pipeline integrity on new pipelines. • Sophisticated monitoring and control systems that operate around the clock, 365 days a year. • Research and development on technologies designed to prevent corrosion and cracking. • The use of durable coating systems and cathodic protection (use of low voltage electric current) to protect pipe from external corrosion. • The use of increasingly sophisticated in-line inspection technologies to measure the size and location of even minuscule changes in the Emergency Response integrity of every line in our system. SAFETY IN PEOPLE AND PRACTICES In addition to developing and putting the right processes and technologies into place, the right people and practices also drive our efforts to keep the pipeline safe. Our initiatives include: • Regular pipeline ROW patrols by aircraft and in some areas by land. • Investigative dig programs to ensure pipeline integrity. • Meeting or often exceeding industry standards and regulations. • Public awareness education. • Research and development. • The stationing of emergency response staff and equipment at strategic locations along the pipeline route. RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT Whether it’s plant life, wildlife, soil, fresh water or historical artifacts, in every aspect of our business we work hard to preserve the natural balance of your land. To do that, we plan very carefully from start to fi nish on any project, making sure our people know what’s expected, talking to you, and implementing programs in place that will ensure the protection and responsible management of the environment. FPO THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS It’s a big part of who we are, so respecting the environment is a philosophy built directly into the way Enbridge does business. Our Environmental Management System (EMS) is made up of a variety of programs designed to identify, monitor, and proactively address environmental issues. It guides us