Common Ground Alliance

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Common Ground Alliance

• Membership Structure
• Individual Members More than 1,200
• Member Organizations 165
• Sponsors 39
• 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

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CGA Board of Directors - 2006
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CGA Board of Directors - 2006
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• Continued support from PHMSA through
  participation funding
• Advancement of 811 Campaign, DIRT, VA Pilot
  Project, BP Publications

• Establishes Federal Civil Penalties
• Strengthens Compliance Enforcement

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• Referenced
• California State Law
• During NTSB Investigations
• Evaluation of??
• NC Law??

• Three New Practices
• Web Services Solution (November 2006)
• Emergency Coordination with Adjacent Facilities
  (September 2006)
• Identification of Unknown Lines (September 2006)

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• Best Practices 4.0 Available Today!

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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

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• Just Approved
• Nebraska Regional CGA
• Florida Regional CGA
• Kansas Regional CGA

• Approved in 2006
• British Columbia CGA
• Saskatchewan Regional CGA
• New Jersey CGA
• North Carolina Regional CGA
• Wyoming Regional CGA
• Utility Service Protection Center Delmarva
• Southeast North Dakota Utility Partnership

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Research Development Committee

• VIRGINIA One Call Technology Pilot Program
• Expected to begin by summer 2006 and last 1 year
• Small task team representing stakeholder groups,
  as well as six sigma 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.

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Research Development Committee

• VIRGINIA One Call Technology Pilot Program
• 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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Research Development Committee
VIRGINIA One Call Technology Pilot Program

• Electronic White Lining
• Benefits
• Accurate locate requests
• More efficient use of locating resources
• Over 50 of outgoing tickets to utilities do not
  require marking
• Improved locates

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- DIRT report growing as reference for national
snapshot
- Thanks to PHMSA for providing funding for
development analysis
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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.

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The Report Does
The DIRT on Facility Damage 2nd Annual Report

• 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.

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The Report Does Not
The DIRT on Facility Damage 2nd Annual Report

• 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

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The DIRT on Facility Damage Root Causes (Grouped)
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CGA COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT BEST PRACTICES
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Underground Utility Damage Prevention Program

• The Virginia Experience

State Corporation Commission
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Advisory Committee

• Mission To assist the Commission in furthering
  Virginias 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
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Minnesota(Effective Enforcement Program)
Gas Distribution Excavation Damages per 1000
Tickets
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State Without Effective Enforcement
Gas Distribution Leaks Repaired per 1000
Tickets Third Party (2000-2003) and Excavation
(2004)
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State Without Effective Enforcement
Gas Distribution Leaks Repaired per 1000
Tickets Third Party (2000-2003) and Excavation
(2004)
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COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

• Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and
  Safety Act of 2006 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.

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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

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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

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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

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COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

• ALL STAKEHOLDERS
• The industry moves the yardsticks50 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.

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Additional Valuable Resources

• OCSI Directory
• New Version Available today!

CGA Newsletter Annual Newsletter Available Now
7 More in 2007
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• Launching in 2007 CGA Store!
• Access CGA publications CGA/811 Merchandise.

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811 Campaign Launching 2007
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Logo Unveiled March 2006
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Adults Awareness of call before you dig service
by subgroup
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Adults Have you or someone in your household
ever called to have your utility lines marked?
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Adults Are you and those in your household the
type of people that would call before digging?
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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
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Finalized 811 Print Campaign
Launch of www.call811.com
Announcement of two national launch partners
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811 Launch - May 2007

• Stakeholder Summits

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Launch on National Mall
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Unveiling of 811 Mascot
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Media Coverage Implementation of Campaign

• Distribution of PSA to 50 Key Markets
• National Media Outlets
• Interviews
• Trade Publications
• Radio Media Tour
• Local Outreach

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May 1, 2007!
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Common Ground Alliance Path Forward
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CGA Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors

• Shell Pipeline
• El Paso Corporation
• BP AMERICA, Inc.
• P.H.M.S.A.

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CGA Sponsors
Gold Sponsors

• Chevron

• American Gas Association

• Atmos Energy

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CGA Sponsors
Silver Sponsors

• Colonial Pipeline Company
• Marathon Pipe Line, LLC
• ExxonMobil Pipeline Company

• ConocoPhillips

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CGA Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors

• Associated General Contractors of America

• American Petroleum Institute

• American Public Gas Association

• Association of Oil Pipelines

• Association of American Railroads

• Consumers

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CGA Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors

• DTE Energy

• NiSource

• CenterPoint Energy

• INGAA

• Enbridge Energy Company, Inc.

• Spectra Energy

• Explorer Pipeline

• Kinder Morgan

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CGA Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors

• Koch Pipeline Company LP

• National Association of Pipeline Safety
  Representatives

• Magellan Midstream Partners

• Public Service Electric Gas

• Sprint

• The Laclede Group

• PGE

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CGA Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors

• AEGIS Insurance Services

• ONEOK Partners

• National Association of State Fire Marshalls

• Southwest Gas

• Verizon Business

• Vectren Energy