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Common Ground Alliance: 

Common Ground Alliance Membership Structure: Individual Members – Almost 1,200 Member Organizations – 135 Sponsors – 35 Organizational Structure: Board of Directors Working Committees (populated by membership) Best Practices Committee Data Reporting & Evaluation Committee Research & Development Committee Educational Programs & Marketing Membership Committee Affiliated One-Call Systems Education Committee Regional CGA Committee Staff

CGA Board of Directors - 2006: 

CGA Board of Directors - 2006

CGA Board of Directors: 

CGA Board of Directors CGA

Common Ground Alliance: 

Common Ground Alliance Awarded additional funding through cooperative agreement with the Research & Special Program Administration’s Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) – Funding will contribute to: CGA Web Site Educational Campaigns Data System Publication of Best Practices Expansion of Regional Partner Program CGA has assisted OPS with successfully closing 10 number of outstanding National Transportation Safety Board recommendations.

Common Ground Alliance: 

Common Ground Alliance March 2005… “U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted 811 as the national call-before-you-dig 3-digit number.” 2005

Best Practices Committee: 

Best Practices Committee Published… Best Practices Version 3.0 Worked with Education Committee to develop latest Print Version. Thanks to Editorial Team Members – Will Carey & Allen Gray

Best Practices Committee: 

Best Practices Committee Version 3.0 Includes…New Practices Thanks to Task Team Chairs – Andy Lund, Louis Panzer & Don Heyer

Best Practices Committee: 

Best Practices Committee Practice Statement: The one call center has a defined and documented policy for handling calls from excavators regarding the discovery of an unidentified line. Practice Description: To facilitate damage prevention, one call centers should have an established procedure which is implemented when an excavator calls and reports an unidentified facilitate. The action taken could be as simple as re-notifying all affected facility operators in the absence of any other specific requirement of state or local law.

Best Practices Committee: 

Best Practices Committee Purpose: Describe the purpose of the proposed practice. Identify how operators of underground facilities coordinate emergency response with adjacent facility operators. Origin/Rationale: . The National Transportation Safety Board issued two recommendations in a report issued in November on an April 2003 storage tank explosion in Glenpool, Oklahoma. The CGA Board of Directors has agreed to have the Best Practices committee review recommendations P-04-07 that states, “Revise the emergency response planning requirement in the pipeline safety regulations to include coordination with electric and other utilities that may need to respond to a pipeline emergency.” PRACTICE STATEMENT: Emergency response planning includes coordination with emergency responders and other above and/or underground infrastructure facility owner/operators identified by the Incident Commander through the Incident Command System/Unified Command (ICS/UC) during an emergency.

Best Practices Committee: 

Best Practices Committee Currently task teams are deliberating Locating All Underground Facilities by Owner/Operator Prior to Excavation Locating Sewer Service Laterals Approximate Depth of Proposed Excavation One Call Quality Standards NULCA Competency Standards Review for Reference in Best Practices Use of Colored Duct Tape for Marking Facilities Use Secure Web Service to send Operators Exc. Notifications

Educational Programs & Membership Marketing Committee: 

Educational Programs & Membership Marketing Committee Committee established new publication “Common Ground Alliance in in Action.” First edition distributed following annual meeting. Thank You To: Eben Wyman, Mike Catt, Andrew Lu, Scott Landes & Rob Luman.

Educational Programs & Membership Marketing Committee: 

Educational Programs & Membership Marketing Committee Regional Partner Program grew to 44 Partner organizations.

Research & Development Committee: 

Research & Development Committee VIRGINIA PILOT FOR LOCATING TECHNOLOGY Expected to begin by summer 2006 and last 1 year Small task team representing stakeholder groups, as well as six sygma black belts from GE The purpose is to research and implement new and existing technologies that appear to have great potential to significantly enhance the communication of accurate information among excavators, one – call centers, underground facility operators and facility locators.

Research & Development Committee: 

Research & Development Committee VIRGINIA PILOT FOR LOCATING TECHNOLOGY Total Opportunity of Improvement for the industry working on gas/liquid infrastructure in Virginia is $45 million Potential for enormous nationwide savings

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Benefits Accurate locate requests More efficient use of locating resources Over 50% of outgoing tickets to utilities do not require marking Improved locates Electronic white lining

Data Reporting & Evaluation Committee: 

Data Reporting & Evaluation Committee DIRT – Secure web application for the collection and reporting of underground damage information. Tool is now available to all stakeholders in the US. Canada will be available early 2005.

The DIRT on Facility Damage 2nd Annual Report: 

The DIRT on Facility Damage 2nd Annual Report Analysis of 2004 and 2005 data Summarizes key findings Recommendations for future use Promoting effective damage prevention through shared stakeholder responsibility, Best Practices identification & promotion, and damage information reporting.

The Report Does:: 

The Report Does: Provide limited analysis on 73,288 records of events in 2004 and 2005 Identifies conclusions and key findings. Offers recommendations to improve the viability of the Tool and report in future years.

The Report Does Not:: 

The Report Does Not: Does not report actual number of events Not a random sample (voluntarily submitted data) May not be representative of actual conditions Does not measure the quantity, quality or effectiveness of industry or stakeholder damage prevention efforts, Confidentiality is intact: Does not identify specific incidents or Companies/Individuals Does not identify specific geographic area

Root Causes (Grouped): 

Root Causes (Grouped)

CGA COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT BEST PRACTICES: 

CGA COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT BEST PRACTICES

Underground Utility Damage Prevention Program: 

Underground Utility Damage Prevention Program The Virginia Experience State Corporation Commission

Advisory Committee: 

Advisory Committee Mission: To assist the Commission in furthering Virginia’s underground utility damage prevention program through efforts that include fair and consistent enforcement of the law and effective public education. Committee Members: # of Members Representing 2 Operators 3 Excavators 2 Locators 2 Local Governments 1 Notification Center 1 VDOT 1 Board for Contractors 1 Commission Staff

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Total Statewide Gas Facility Damages

Minnesota(Effective Enforcement Program): 

Minnesota (Effective Enforcement Program) Gas Distribution Excavation Damages per 1000 Tickets

State Without Effective Enforcement: 

State Without Effective Enforcement Gas Distribution Leaks Repaired per 1000 Tickets Third Party (2000-2003) and Excavation (2004)

State Without Effective Enforcement: 

State Without Effective Enforcement Gas Distribution Leaks Repaired per 1000 Tickets Third Party (2000-2003) and Excavation (2004)

COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT: 

COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OWNER/OPERATORS Costs increase at front end as more and better qualified locators are required Locates are completed on time >98% of the time in VA and MN Better trained locators provide better locates Decrease in damages (>50%) results in substantial cost savings

COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT: 

COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT LOCATORS They are funded to improve employee qualification They are funded to have sufficient locators to complete their workload on a timely basis More job satisfaction and employee retention

COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT: 

COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT EXCAVATORS/CONTRACTORS Improved SAFETY (reduced injuries/fatalities) as a result of more timely and accurate locates Reduced stand down time resulting in reduced damages and costs Levels the playing field for those who have always worked within 1 call laws

COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT: 

COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT ALL STAKEHOLDERS The industry moves the yardsticks—50%+ in damage reductions is better for all stakeholders Improved cooperation and professionalism Improved perception in the eye of the end users, regulators and lawmakers We begin to drop below the radar screen of the press and those who would criticize Reduced requirement for medical and legal professions.

COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT: 

COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT Pipeline Safety Act Signed by President G.W.Bush on Dec. 29, 2007 provides for funding for those States wishing to implement an effective enforcement plan of the State 1Call Laws. The Federal Regulator (PHMSA) reserves the right to impose civil penalties in those states without effective enforcement programs

811!: 

811! April 2005, FCC designates 811 All landline Qwest All wireless Verizon Wireless Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) Vonage Implementation complete by April 2007 62 One Call Centers Call Transfer Processes Misdialed 911 calls

Fleishman Hillard: 

Fleishman Hillard Social Marketing Campaigns Change the time; change your battery in your smoke detector. ‘Above the Influence’ anti drug campaign U.S. Government identity theft campaign Agency Horsepower 25 US offices Washington DC and St. Louis, Missouri Ben Finzel, previously with the US Dept of Energy

National Awareness Campaign: 

National Awareness Campaign Materials Print Newspaper Ads Bill Stuffers Posters Decals Broadcast :15, :30 and :60 radio PSA :30, :60 television PSA Support Materials On-hold messaging Talking points Special event template

Adults: Are you and those in your household the type of people that would call before digging?: 

Adults: Are you and those in your household the type of people that would call before digging?

Types of projects you or someone in your household have personally done in past 2-3 years?: 

Types of projects you or someone in your household have personally done in past 2-3 years? 78% of respondents say they personally worked on these projects

Path Forward: 

Path Forward Campaign Materials Development and Approval Strategic Plan Framework for success Member Outreach Opportunity for Stakeholder Involvement Launch Rollout National, Regional and Local

CGA 811 Stakeholder Summits: 

CGA 811 Stakeholder Summits Tuesday, December 5, Phoenix, AZ Arizona Blue Stake, Arizona Public Service, Southwest Gas and Salt River Project (Tentative) Monday, December 18, Indianapolis, IN Indiana Underground Plant Protection Service, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission

Path Forward: 

Path Forward CGA Focus: 811 Compliance & Enforcement VA Pilot Program Regional CGA’s Best Practices DIRT Education, Membership & Marketing

PLATINUM SPONSORS: 

Shell Pipeline El Paso Corporation PLATINUM SPONSORS

CGA Sponsors : 

CGA Sponsors Gold Sponsors Office of Pipeline Safety American Gas Association

CGA Sponsors : 

BP Pipelines Inc. Colonial Pipeline Company Marathon Pipe Line, LLC ExxonMobil Pipeline Company Atmos Energy CGA Sponsors Silver Sponsors

CGA Sponsors : 

CGA Sponsors Associated General Contractors of America American Petroleum Institute American Public Gas Association Consumers ChevronTexaco Association of Oil Pipelines Bronze Sponsors ConocoPhillips Association of American Railroads

CGA Sponsors : 

CGA Sponsors Duke Energy Gas Transmission Explorer Pipeline Kinder Morgan Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. Bronze Sponsors DTE Energy NiSource CenterPoint Energy INGAA

CGA Sponsors : 

CGA Sponsors Magellan Midstream Partners Koch Pipeline Company LP Public Service Electric & Gas Sprint The Laclede Group National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives PG&E Bronze Sponsors