Pipelines. Fragile Infrastructure .

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What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You Pipelines

Transcript of Pipelines. Fragile Infrastructure .

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What You Don’t Know

Can Hurt You

Pipelines

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Out of Sight and Out of Mind Until Disaster Strikes!

Fragile Infrastructure

http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=12-P13-00002&segmentID=3

Integrity?

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Rural Area Gathering Lines

DON’T CAN’T

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Environmental Degradation

Bad

• Baseline Data• Estimates of Wetlands

Lax

• Regulation and Inspection• Enforcement and Penalties

Scant

• Scientific Study• Assessment of Cumulative

Impact

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LWV-PA Recommendations

Improved Coordination and Staffing among Agencies

Comprehensive and Standardized Inspections Enforcement of Regulations with Meaningful

Penalties Oversight of Gathering Lines in Rural Class 1 Areas Greater consideration of public safety and

sensitive environments as well as local land-use plans

Greater transparency Insulate regulatory agencies from political

influence and other considerations provided by the industry to reduce the potential for ethical concerns

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A Force for CitizensA Voice for Change

www.palwv.org