2009-05-18 Special Called Regular Meeting and Workshop of La Porte City Council minutes

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c. The 24-hour emergency contact (and an alternate 24-hour contact), who 1. Can initiate appropriate actions to respond to a pipeline emergency; 2. Has access to information on the location of the closest shutoff valve to any specific point in the city or its jurisdiction; and 3. Can furnish the common name of the material then being carried by the pipeline. (3) The origin point and destination of the pipeline being constructed, adjusted, relocated, replaced, repositioned or repaired. (4) A description of the commodity(s) to be transported through the pipeline. A copy of the material safety data sheets for the commodity(s) shall be included with the submittal if the owner or operator is required by federal or state law to have material safety data sheets available; (5) The maximum allowable operating pressure on the pipeline as determined according to the U.S. Department of Transportation and State Railroad Commission procedures or the maximum design strength for unregulated pipelines, if applicable; (6) The normal operating pressure range of the pipeline; (7) The maximum allowable temperature under which the substance or product may be pumped or otherwise caused or permitted to flow through any and all of the particular portions of the pipeline, if applicable; (8) Engineering plans, drawings, maps with summarized specifications showing the horizontal pipeline location, the pipeline covering depths and location of shutoff valves within the corporate limits and ET J of the city. The location of shutoff valves must be known in order for emergency responders to clear the area for access to the valves. To the extent that information can be reasonably obtained, drawings shall show the location of other pipelines and utilities that will be crossed or paralleled within five feet; (9) A summary description of the time, location, manner, means and methods of the proposed construction, including but not limited to the following: a. Detailed cross section/profile drawings for all public way crossings if requested by the Director; b. A plan accurately showing the location, course and alignment of the proposed pipeline. including valve locations (existing and proposed), and all public ways in which the proposed pipeline shall be laid, provided that the degree of accuracy shall not be required to exceed the accuracy which can be practicably achieved by using United States Geological Survey (USGS) maps. (10) A statement that the pipeline will comply with the applicable standards required by this article as well as all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations; and (11) A statement that the permittee shall, at any time in the future, where such pipeline or portion thereof crosses or is laid within, under or across any street, road or utility right-of-way, drainage way or public way existing or projected at the time the permit is issued, reposition such 3