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April 30, 2002 Mr. Don Jensen Real Estate Services Williams Pipeline 2728 Patton Road St. Paul, Minnesota 55113 Dear Mr. Jensen: I want to thank you for the many times that you made yourself available to me regarding proposed development on the Palmen parcel here in Little Canada. I have done a fair amount of research on pipelines and pipeline disasters since our last encounter concentrating primarily on disasters involving pipes that carry petroleum products such as ours. As a result, I have grave concerns over the proposed development on this narrow parcel which is wedged between a Protected Wetland on the north and the Williams Pipeline on the south. My concerns are as follows: 1. The fact that the pipeline is 45 years old and the 12 inch pipe, the #4 DesMoines to Minneapolis, runs 24 hours per day and carries petroleum products. 2. The proposed road paralleling that pipeline with sewer and water mains. The excavation alone could cause a pipe rupture. 3. The compacting of the proposed road which would run right next to the pipeline without a doubt would cause induced stresses to the three pipes in the ground. When Ramsey County compacted McMenemy St. a couple of years ago our homes took a terrible jarring. 1 lost pieces of my china. I had to remove the china from the china cabinet to save it. My dining room /living room walls cracked and had to be replastered. 4. The fact that Williams is often the last to be consulted about development near their pipeline and that developers often ignore the pipeline until they hit it. I have followed the pipeline here in Little Canada. It is obvious that the land around the pipes is "clear cut' enabling Williams to observe the line from the air for this very reason. 5. The fact that if anything happens to the pipeline, and depending on what happens, the homeowners will not be going home for a day, a week, or a month. The 75 foot lot on McMenemy St. which is the access to the proposed development has two easements on it. The Board of Water Commissioners has a 6 foot easement and Williams has a 47 foot easement. There are only 22 feet left on the lot after easements to put in a 60 foot road. During our last conversation the owner /developer still had not contacted Williams regarding this problem but I suspect that someone will eventually. Our city does not have a pipeline ordinance in addition to the Williams easement. Therefore, I am asking that Williams Pipeline uphold their 47 foot easement on the above lot as allowed by Minnesota State Law for the health, safety, and welfare of the current residents and the potential for environmental disaster. Many thanks for your attention to this. c Bes gards, Bar Allan 2411 McMenemy St. Little Canada, Minnesota 55117 651- 484 -8730 PAGE 5 cc: Liz Babcock, Williams Pipeline Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety City of Little Canada