Abstract
Pipeline Safety Act Compliance--A Public Utility Perspective Track: Petroleum and Pipeline Transmission Author(s): Joe Pennington, Roya Borman, Brad Schaaf The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is a publicly owned electric utility established in 1923. SMUD is the fifth largest publicly owned electric utility in terms of customers served, with a service area of more than 900 square miles. The District owns and operates a natural gas pipeline of approximately 75 miles in total length. The Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 requires gas pipeline operators to develop and implement a written Integrity Management Program (IMP). In late 2003, SMUD initiated a project to implement a comprehensive Pipeline Integrity Management System which assists in satisfying the DOT regulations. SMUD has implemented a system based on an enterprise GIS approach, utilizing a wide variety of core Esri GIS technologies. This paper will describe a logical approach for the development and flow of facilities information to maximize accurate, efficient, and comprehensive analysis of integrated data in support of meeting all pipeline integrity objectives. Joe Pennington Sacramento Municipal Utility District Gas Pipeline 6201 S. Street Sacramento , CA 95817 US Phone: (916) 732-691 Fax: (916) 732-5884 E-mail: jpennin@smud.org Roya Borman Sacramento Municipal Utility District Gas Pipeline 6201 S Street Sacramento , CA 95817 US Phone: (916) 732-7132 Fax: (916) 732-656 E-mail: rborman@smud.org Brad Schaaf GeoFields, Inc. 1180 West Peachtree St Suite 1250 Atlanta , GA 30309 US Phone: (404) 875-2550 Fax: (404) 875-2442 E-mail: bschaaf@geofields.com |
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