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50 /07 /02 07:50 "^w'012 633 7161 <br />October 1, 2002 <br />:foci R. Hanson <br />City Administrator <br />City of Little Canada <br />515 Little Canada Road <br />Little Canada Road, Minnesota 55117 -1600 <br />Re: The Preserve <br />Dear Mr. Hanson, <br />W06 ?R0 <br />PJU0V0(I -i <br />Williams, <br />ENERGY SERVICES <br />2728 Puum Road <br />Sr. Paul. MN 551 i3_03s <br />651/63:3-1555 <br />651/633 -5464 fax <br />In response to your letter received via fax September 30, 2002, I have enclosed a copy of <br />the engineering impact memo, which addresses construction concerns and remedies <br />regarding the above - mentioned project. Williams's review of this development has been <br />completed and so long as the developer continues to meet or exceed our requirements as <br />described in the engineering memo, Williams has no objection to the construction plans. I <br />do highlight that the majority of the construction happens outside of the Williams <br />easement area and does not have a significant impact to the pipeline facilities. <br />That being said, 1 want to assure you that Williams strictly adheres to pipeline industry <br />codes, standards, and recommended practices. Such documents include the Department <br />of Transportation (DOT) regulations governing pipeline constriction, operation and <br />maintenance; the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (AS.ME) regulations <br />governing the construction, operation and maintenance of pipelines; and U.S. Department <br />of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations governing <br />the construction, operation and maintenance of pipelines. Further, Williams has its own <br />emergency response plans and procedures which include immediate shut down of the <br />pipeline in a product loss scenario. Williams has reviewed this project based on these <br />codes, standards and practices and concludes that the developer has diligently worked <br />with Williams to meet these codes, standards and practices. <br />A "worst case" scenario leak would be identified immediately by operations control and <br />the line would be shut down and the pressure relieved in less than 5 minutes. It is difficult <br />to predict the volume of product in a typical situation; each release that occurs has its <br />own set of circumstances, one of those being the elevation point where the leak occurs, <br />this is a important factor in determining the potential "worst case" volume. All releases <br />are unique and every effort is made to avoid them. Williams does have a detailed and <br />concise procedure for responding to a release as is documented in the Williams Spill <br />Response manual <br />