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Natural gas pipeline safety and emergency information for Emergency Responders Emergency Number: 1-800-884-8811 About Alliance Pipeline The Alliance system transports In case of an emergency call: liquids-rich natural gas from key Our pipeline is monitored 24/7. producingareasinwestern If you suspect a pipeline emergency, Canada and North Dakota to the please call Alliance’s toll-free 24-hour Chicago market hub, delivering emergency number: an average of 1.6 billion cubic feet 1-800-884-8811 of natural gas every day—enough to meet the daily energy needs of How to reach us: more than seven million homes Canadian Public Awareness Program and businesses. (non-emergencies only) Enbridge has a 50 percent Phone ownership interest in 1-877-640-8665 (Public Awareness Hotline) Alliance Pipeline. Email [email protected] Mail: Public Awareness Program 200,425-1st Street S.W. Calgary, AB T2P 3L Website: alliancepipeline.com/publicawareness Alliance Pipeline is a joint venture partnership owned by Enbridge Inc. and Pembina Pipeline Corporation. In2018,theJointVentureannounceda new operating and administrative model for Alliance Pipeline that would see Enbridge managing operations for the system. Asaresult,withinthisbrochure you will see contact information that connects you with Enbridge employees. Pipeline Safety: 1 Asharedresponsibility Alliance Pipeline (Alliance) is a natural After reading this brochure you gas pipeline system in your area that is should know how to: operated by Enbridge. • Use pipeline markers to identify the At Alliance, our most valuable proximityofpipelinesinyourarea. relationships are with the people • Recognize the signs of a natural gas and communities we touch through pipeline leak. our operations. • Respond to initial pipeline emergency Keeping in touch with you is very calls in your area. important to us; that’s why we contact • Contact Alliance (in emergency and those who live, work and congregate non-emergency situations). near our systems on an ongoing basis. • Work with Alliance when responding to This brochure is intended for an emergency situation. emergency responders— including firefighters,membersoflawenforcement, • Request emergency 9-1-1 dispatchers, emergency medical responder training. technicians, emergency managers, • Access and review Alliance’s medical facilities and mutual aid partners. Emergency Response Plan. In addition to containing relevant excerpts from our Emergency Response Plan, this brochure also helps inform you aboutyour vital role in pipeline safety, which may include: • Coordinating a community emergency response plan. We ask that you read, and then share with your • Activating your organization’s agency or department, emergency response plan. theimportantinformation • Contacting the pipeline operator in this brochure. if your organization receives the initial notification of a potential pipeline emergency. • Providing medical aid and other lifesaving services, if necessary. • Working with Alliance to keep the public safe in a pipeline emergency by disseminating information and determining and implementing evacuation procedures, if necessary. Our operations 2 Northwest Territories Nunavut Zama Fort St. John Grand Prairie Fort McMurray BritishColumbia Cheecham Manitoba Edmonton Saskatchewan Hardisty Alberta Regina Cromer Estevan Gretna Alliance Pipeline Canada Alliance Pipeline U.S. United States Included at the back of this brochure To obtain a more detailed map, please isamapoftheAlliancesystemthat visit alliancepipeline.com or contact identifies where our Field Response the emergency response coordinator Teams are located in proximity to for your area (all numbers are located your area. atthebackofthisbrochure). 3 The Canadian portion of the Alliance takes its responsibility for Alliance system transports safe pipeline operation very seriously. liquids-rich natural gas Being responsible for pipeline safety, however, does not mean we’re in it through 338 km of a 42-inch alone. We work year-round to keep our diameter and 1,222 km of a operations safe and reliable, and 36-inch diameter steel pipe. weregularlycommunicate important information to local governments, Our compressor stations, emergency services, utilities, contractors, landowners, tenants, whichmovethegasdown regulators and neighbours. the pipeline, are located While most of our system is buried out approximately 193 km apart of sight beneath the ground in the and our mainline block right-of-way (ROW), we never lose valves, which can be used sight of the bigger picture of our potential impact on the air, water and to stop the flow of gas in land around us, and our responsibility the pipeline, are located to preserve all elements of our approximately every 32 km. environment. Infact,ourpractices—including pipeline design, construction, testing, maintenance, operation and safety practices—are subject to government regulations, which we meet or exceed. We constantly monitor all of our activities and take every step to make sureweprotecttheenvironment. Our control centres constantly monitor and control our network ofpipelines, keeping operators continuously apprised of conditions and trends alongtheROW.WealsohaveField Response Teams situated along the ROW in the unlikely event of an emergency. Please see the back of this brochure for a map of field response staff locations near you. Recognizing the pipeline 4 right-of-way A right-of-way (ROW) is Pipeline markers a strip of land of varying Pipeline markers are signs that widths that may contain indicatethatapipelineisinthearea. Whilethesesignsarelocatedat one or more pipelines. roads, railways, water courses and varying intervals along the ROW, these indicate only the approximate The pipeline ROW location of the buried pipelines and The ROW: should never be used as a reference • Identifies an area that restricts certain for the exact location. activities to protect public and ThereisnodistinctlooktotheROW environmental safety. and the depth and actual location of • Provides Alliance employees and the pipeline may vary across Alliance’s contractors access to the pipeline for system. As such, only an Alliance inspections, maintenance, testing and representative can accurately in an emergency. determine the location and depth of our pipeline. The ROW can exist in many kinds of ecosystems such as river crossings, That’s why it’s important to always call cultivated fields and urban areas. your local One-Call centre in advance Because of this, there is no distinct look of any planned activity. If underground to the ROW. utilities do exist, they will be located and identified using temporary colour- coded markings. There may also be other pipelines in the area. As emergency responders, you shouldfamiliarizeyourselfwithall pipeline systems in your jurisdiction. All pipeline markers provide important information including the pipeline owner name, the type of product being carried and an emergency number for reporting pipeline emergencies: 1-800-884-8811. Compressor stations 5 Natural gas is highly Thesestations,placedalongour transmission pipeline system, give pressurized as it travels the gas a needed “boost” helping it through a pipeline. get from one station to the next. Compressor stations operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and are monitored 24/7 by highly-trained Compressor stations personnel at a centralized gas control center. To ensure the natural gas remains pressurized, it must be compressed Wehavestrictproceduresinplaceat periodically along the pipeline. each of our stations and employ a This is accomplished by using variety of safety systems and practices compressor stations where gas is to protect the public, employees and compressed either by a turbine, a our facilities. In the unlikely event of an motor or an engine. incident, every station has an emergency shutdown system that Over extended distances, friction stops the compressor units, isolates and elevation differences reduce and vents the compressor station gas the pressure within the pipeline, piping,anddivertsgasinthepipeline which slows the flow of gas. That’s around the station. where compressor stations play a significant role. Recognizing the warning signs 6 Signs of a leak You might hear: Given our thorough maintenance, • An unusual roaring, blowing, testing, training, monitoring and safety hissing or loud whistling sound. programs, a pipeline leak is unlikely. You might smell: However, if one were to occur, it’s important that you know the warning • Noodourorasmellsimilarto signs and how to respond in the event diesel, oil or propane. of an emergency, or if you suspect pipeline operations have been Unlike the natural gas disrupted in any way. deliveredtoyourhomewhich may be odourized, the natural You might see: gasinAlliance’spipelineisnot • Asteam-likecloud. odourized. While you may noticeaslightsmellsimilarto •Unexpected frost build up on diesel fuel, oil or propane, you the ground. will not smell the common rotten egg odour associated • Dirt or dust being blown from with natural gas. the ground or appearing to be thrown into the air. It is important that you do not create an ignition source if you suspect • Bubbling in wet areas or anything abnormal along a pipeline blowingintotheairatapond, route. Potential ignition sources include creek or river. smoking materials or open flames, cell phones, pagers, flashlights, keyless Dead or dying vegetation on or • entry remotes, and motor vehicles. near a pipeline in an otherwise green area. It is also important to remember that emergency