Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC places the highest priority on the safe operation of our pipeline system. We adhere to all safety laws and regulations, responding to pipeline integrity issues in a prompt and efficient manner.
The Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 mandates certain pipeline regulations and additional communication with businesses and residents in areas known as High Consequence Areas along natural gas transmission pipelines. Generally speaking, these areas are those: - That meet certain population density criteria;
- That contain populations of impaired mobility such as hospitals and schools, and
- Where people congregate, such as parks and stadiums.
The Integrity Management Program Peoples Gas has an Integrity Management Program, designed to monitor transmission pipelines in these areas. The plan outlines methods for handling threats and maintaining the integrity of the pipeline. Our program includes procedures and practices that ensure the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas to our customers. Some of these are: - All Peoples’ pipelines operate at closely monitored pressures within the parameters established by the U.S. Department of Transportation. We monitor our system 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, so that any changes in the system may be dealt with in a prompt fashion.
- Computer-assisted control centers with the ability to detect and interpret changes in line pressure.
- Periodic In-line inspections.
- Periodic aerial patrols to monitor our Right of Ways.
- Ground patrols to inspect situations that may affect the buried pipelines.
- Trained maintenance personnel to service and monitor stations along the pipeline.
|  For more information about pipeline integrity, visit The US Department of Transportation. For more information and maps of pipeline systems in your area please visit the National Pipeline Mapping system (NPMS). |