Model Urban Pipeline Initiative Panel Discussion Karen Edelstein Eastern Program Coordinator FracTracker Alliance Mayor’s Council on Pipeline Safety Lest History Repeat Itself – Pipeline Safety Initiatives May 14-15, 2015 Philadelphia, PA

Shares maps, data, and analyses to communicate environmental and public health impacts of the oil and natural gas industry Staff in PA, NY, Ohio, California, West Virginia Launched in June 2010, 501(c)(3) status since 2012

Data transparency and availability o Gathering, preparing, displaying, hosting data Verified information shared publicly via interactive maps Cultivation of partnerships o Communities o Environmental organizations o Media o Government agencies o Academia Research Internships What we value

Schools and hospitals within ½-mile oil train derailment evacuation zone, Buffalo, NY

Mapping wells, leases, and public lands

Mapping wetlands around pipelines

Pipeline mapping to increase safety In the events of pipeline-related accidents, mapping can help to increase Public safety o Risk modeling o Identification of high-risk areas Personal safety o In urban, suburban, and rural areas Environmental safety o Air, earth, and water Efficiency of emergency responders More precise mapping can lead to damage prevention, and heightened safety for communities and responders Models exist!

Chester County, PA Pipeline Information Center (PIC)

A pilot project for FracTracker, in collaboration with partners…pending funding BerksBradfordAllegheny LancasterTiogaWashington Addressing needs of multiple stakeholders Elected officials Regulatory bodies Agency staff Utilities Emergency responders General public Following recommendations of the Pipelines and Informed Planning Alliance (PIPA)

Pipelines (85,451 miles of them in PA, alone!) Gathering (Class 1) lines o Not subject to Public Utility Commission (PUC) registration o Accuracy unknown Transmission lines o General routes publicly accessible on PHMSA website, +/- ~1000 ft accuracy Distribution lines o Not well-mapped o Need for shut-offs during emergencies o Risks from excavation What could/should an ideal map of pipelines include?

Basic contentOther features Population centers Schools Hospitals Recreation facilities Wetlands Streams Karst topography Watershed boundaries Soils Demography Protected lands and core habitat Underlying mining operations Other industry infrastructure Compressor stations Pigging launch sites Features important to maintenance and emergency response Planning areas /buffer zones around pipelines Pipeline easements Abandoned pipelines Multiple base maps o Satellite imagery o Road networks Distance and area measurement tools Geolocated image input Current pipeline problems Smartphone apps for info upload

Location information on pipelines is closely held By pipeline companies By utilities Concerns about information security issues Technical solutions exist…Keep security high, but safety high, too Password protection access to mapping system ArcGIS Server: built-in security Defined privileges and role types determine level of information access $$ considerations

ArcGIS for Server Covers basics, user accounts and role/permission assignments ESRI 60-minute webinar o es/ts_ServerSecurity10_1/play er.cfm Info video o 381/understanding-arcgis-for- server-security

Questions….? Karen Edelstein Eastern Program Coordinator FracTracker Alliance