<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>FYI</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> ----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Louisette Lanteigne <butterflybluelu@rogers.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "regionalcouncillors@regionofwaterloo.ca" <regionalcouncillors@regionofwaterloo.ca>; BRENDA HALLORAN <bhalloran@rogers.com>; "Karen.Scian@waterloo.ca" <Karen.Scian@waterloo.ca>; "diane.freeman@waterloo.ca" <diane.freeman@waterloo.ca>; "jeff.henry@waterloo.ca" <jeff.henry@waterloo.ca>; "melissa.durrell@waterloo.ca" <melissa.durrell@waterloo.ca>;
"Mark.Whaley@waterloo.ca" <Mark.Whaley@waterloo.ca>; "scott.witmer@waterloo.ca" <scott.witmer@waterloo.ca>; "angela.vieth@waterloo.ca" <angela.vieth@waterloo.ca>; "dschultz@grandriver.ca" <dschultz@grandriver.ca>; "cfife-co@ndp.on.ca" <cfife-co@ndp.on.ca>; "peter.braid@parl.gc.ca" <peter.braid@parl.gc.ca>; "jmilloy.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org" <jmilloy.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org>; "stephen.woodworth@parl.gc.ca" <stephen.woodworth@parl.gc.ca>; "gary.goodyear@parl.gc.ca" <gary.goodyear@parl.gc.ca>; BobVrbanac <BVrbanac@waterloochronicle.ca>; "gmercer@therecord.com" <gmercer@therecord.com>; "Paul.Emerson@brant.ca" <Paul.Emerson@brant.ca>; "ron.eddy@brant.ca" <ron.eddy@brant.ca>; "cfriel@brantford.ca" <cfriel@brantford.ca>; "council@cambridge.ca" <council@cambridge.ca>; "carl.zehr@kitchener.ca" <carl.zehr@kitchener.ca>; "stephane.dion@parl.gc.ca"
<stephane.dion@parl.gc.ca>; "kwynne.mpp@liberal.ola.org" <kwynne.mpp@liberal.ola.org>; "ahorwath-co@ndp.on.ca" <ahorwath-co@ndp.on.ca>; "feedback@sixnations.ca" <feedback@sixnations.ca>; "info@cmf-fmc.ca" <info@cmf-fmc.ca> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, January 23, 2014 12:16:43 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Have a say on pipeline structural integrity issues! <br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv5323313671"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;">Dear MP's and Municipal Officials</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div
style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;">I have four articles for your review in regards to Enbridge pipelines 7, 8 and 9, all which cross Waterloo Region currently. </div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;">Also I have information regarding CSA Z662: the standards to which pipelines are built in Canada. They are revising the policy and are
looking for public comment. Now would be an excellent time for cities to give voice to any structural integrity concerns regarding pipeline procedures. </div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;">First the 4 articles: </div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;">1. Lawyer Clayton Ruby states if he wins his case against the NEB for restricting participation, it will reopen the Line 9 hearings. Here is a link to an article regarding this:</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color:
transparent;">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/lawsuit-moves-to-reopen-line-9-pipeline-neb-hearings-1.2506850</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;">2. If the Line 9 hearings are re-open, we could introduce Environment Canada's latest report confirming the fact diluted bitumen sinks when mixed with sediment. It is relevant to our issues because the pipes will be vulnerable to rupture during periods of heavy flood risks associated with anticipated climate change. The water would mix with sediment and it is also quite possible a leak could end up in the Great Lakes and the wave factor would also come into play. Here is the link to Environment Canada's report on this concern.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;">http://ec.gc.ca/scitech/F5C2D374-AC34-4429-BB1A-93FD61E2D3F3/1633_Dilbit_Technical_Report_e_v2_FINAL-s.pdf</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;">3. Enbridge Line 7 flow increases in this 58 year old pipe that runs parallel to Line 9, was approved by the NEB in November without land owner or municipal notification. Enbridge stated they will be using a dilutent to speed up the transfer of oil and land owners are worried an oil spill would occur with a faster flow as a result. <span style="background-color:transparent;">Will existing spills protocols be sufficient? If a pipe containing this solvent leaks, what is the projected flow rate difference? The article gives reference to the fact there
are anticipated volume increases anticipated for Enbridge Line 7, Line 8 and Line 9. I haven't heard of any public process regarding Line 8 yet. Here is that article:</span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;">http://www.vancouverobserver.com/environment/enbridge-pipeline-ontario-approved-without-public-hearing-critic-calls-neb-claim<br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;">4. This article shows that the US is shipping significantly higher volumes of oil into Canada to be refined here and sold back to the US in the form of Gas. <span
style="background-color:transparent;">http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-431630/?mod=wsj_streaming_latest-headlines</span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv5323313671yui_3_7_2_39_1390455356810_85" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;"><div class="yiv5323313671yui_3_7_2_39_1390455356810_87" style="background-color:transparent;"><div style="background-color:transparent;"><span><span style="line-height:18px;">If oil on Line 9 is mainly from North Dakota via the Enbridge Westover Terminal (A possibility mentioned at the NEB Line 9 hearings) it would be reasonable to state this does not qualify as a "common carrier" in Canada. Here is a recent court case from Texas regarding the use of the term "common carrier". This issue could be revisited should the
Line 9 hearings
re-open. </span></span></div></div></div><div class="yiv5323313671yui_3_7_2_39_1390455356810_85" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color:transparent;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://ecowatch.com/2014/01/09/landowner-over-transcanada-keystone-xl-eminent-domain-case/" style="color:rgb(40, 98, 197);outline:0px;line-height:18px;">http://ecowatch.com/2014/01/09/landowner-over-transcanada-keystone-xl-eminent-domain-case/</a><br clear="none"></span></div><div class="yiv5323313671yui_3_7_2_39_1390455356810_85" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv5323313671yui_3_7_2_39_1390455356810_85" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div
class="yiv5323313671yui_3_7_2_39_1390455356810_85" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;">Secondly, the revision of the CSA Z662</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span></span></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span>CSA Z662 is the standard to which pipelines in Canada are built - even ones outside the jurisdiction of the NEB. The NEB is the regulator but CSA (Canadian Standards Association) writes the standards. I have heard many experts state repeatedly they are out of date.</span><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><span>The standards are subject to periodic public review and it just so happens that CSA Z662 is currently in the midst of a 60 day
review period which started over Christmas and ends on Feb.
23.</span><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><span>CSA is a professional organization with a mandate to protect workers, the public and the environment. They need our input. </span><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><span>Although this process is intended primarily for technical comments, it is important that we submit our non-technical comments as well. The technical comments they receive will be heavily biased towards detail and not towards the overall <span style="font-style:italic;">integrity of the system</span>. It's the system integrity that is the main are of concern. We need to find a way to include review processes that look at the totality of the physical structure. </span><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Here's how the review process works.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Go to <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv5323313671moz-txt-link-freetext" target="_blank" href="http://publicreview.csa.ca/"
style="outline:0px;">http://publicreview.csa.ca/</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">you will have to register - name, etc. It will email you an activation URL and a password (that you can change)<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><span>Then go back to the opening page, and do a search for CSA Z662, Oil and gas pipeline systems is currently about the middle of the list. Click on "Draft Details". </span><br clear="none"><br clear="none">You are now into the draft standard.<span> The table of contents is down the left side. If there is a plus sign, there are subheadings. Click on an item and it will appear in the main window. There are buttons on every section to comment and suggest changes. You can save your comments and then come back to them, but you have to 'submit' them in order for them to be part of the review. </span><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Any input you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to
relay this
message to others as well. </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br clear="none"></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ideas I'd like to see implimented:</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br clear="none"></span></div><div style="font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;">Hydrostatic testing at 1 and a half the projected psi volumes required throughout the entire pipe.</div><div style="font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;">Emergency valves on both sides of a river rather than simply one side since riverbeds are at a higher risk for ruptures and shut off valves may
be 12 miles apart.
</div><div style="font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;">Reasonable depth of coverage to protect pipelines from rupture in tributaries from heavy flood, ice scours and erosion issues at a depth that will protect for life of pipeline</div><div style="font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;"><span style="background-color:transparent;">Proper thickness of the walls of the pipe, perhaps double lined walls where it crosses hydrogeological risks be they aquifers or tributaries. </span></div><div style="font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;">Mandatory physical inspection of pipelines in tributaries during flood/icejams/seismic risk periods. </div><div style="font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;">Bump up of precautionary closures of lines during heavy flooding/icejams/seismic events to prevent leaks. </div><div class="yiv5323313671yqt2082028185" id="yiv5323313671yqtfd23659"><div
style="font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Yours in good faith,</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br clear="none"></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Louisette Lanteigne</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">700 Star Flower Ave.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica,
sans-serif;">Waterloo ON</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">N2V 2L2</span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br clear="none"></span></div></div></div><div class="yiv5323313671yqt2082028185" id="yiv5323313671yqtfd81326"><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br clear="none"></div> </div></div></div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>