SOR-2016-133 Canadian Energy Regulator Pipeline Damage Prevention Regulations – Obligations of Pipeline Companies

receives locate requests from within a defined geographical area; and

notifies its members that may be affected by any proposed construction or any proposed activity that would cause a ground disturbance and that are the subject of a locate request of that construction or activity.

inform the person, in writing, of safety practices to be followed while working in the vicinity of its pipes and, in case of a ground disturbance, within the prescribed area;

mark the location of its pipes in the vicinity of the proposed facility or the prescribed area at maximum intervals of 10 m along each pipe using markings that are clearly visible and distinct from any other markings that may be in the vicinity of the proposed facility or the prescribed area; and

provide information to the person that clearly explains the significance of the markings.

landowners of the specific locations in question; and

persons that are engaged in agricultural activities, rent or lease the land or work as service providers or employees at the specific locations in question.

carry out any inspections that are necessary to ensure the pipeline’s continued safety and security during an activity that causes a ground disturbance within the prescribed area;

inspect all exposed pipe prior to any backfilling over a pipe to ensure that no damage to the pipe has occurred; and

in respect of any inspection carried out under paragraphs (a) and (b), make field observations relating to

the person carrying out the construction of a facility does not comply with the technical details and the conditions referred to in paragraph 7(3)(a) of the Canadian Energy Regulator Pipeline Damage Prevention Regulations – Authorizations or the instructions referred to in paragraph 7(3)(c) of those Regulations;

the person engaging in an activity that causes the ground disturbance does not comply with the technical details and the conditions referred to in paragraph 10(3)(a) of the Canadian Energy Regulator Pipeline Damage Prevention Regulations – Authorizations or the instructions referred to in paragraph 10(3)(d) of those Regulations; or

work practices might impair the pipeline’s safety or security.

every contravention of the Canadian Energy Regulator Pipeline Damage Prevention Regulations – Authorizations;

all damage to its pipe caused or identified during the construction of a facility across, on, along or under a pipeline, the operation, maintenance or removal of a facility, an activity that caused a ground disturbance within the prescribed area or the operation of vehicles or mobile equipment across the pipeline; and

any activity related to the construction of a facility across, on, along or under a pipeline, an activity that caused a ground disturbance within the prescribed area or the operation of vehicles or mobile equipment across a pipeline that the pipeline company considers could impair the safety or security of the pipe.

details of any contravention or of any damage, including, in the case of damage, the cause and nature of the damage;

any concerns that the pipeline company may have regarding the pipeline’s safety or security as a result of the construction of the facility, the activity that caused a ground disturbance or the operation of vehicles or mobile equipment across the pipeline; and

any action the pipeline company intends to take or request.

the name and address of the person that carries out the construction or engages in an activity that causes a ground disturbance;

the nature and location of the facility or the activity that causes a ground disturbance;

the dates of commencement and termination of the construction of the facility or the activity that causes a ground disturbance;

a description of the proposed facility, submitted with the request for the consent;

a copy of the pipeline company’s written consent;

in respect of the inspections referred to in paragraphs 8(a) and (b), all findings and observations, including

a statement of whether the person that carried out the construction or the person that engaged in an activity that caused a ground disturbance has complied with the measures set out in the Canadian Energy Regulator Pipeline Damage Prevention Regulations – Authorizations; and

the details of any abandonment, removal or alteration of the facility.

a list of every written consent granted for the purposes of section 12 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Pipeline Damage Prevention Regulations – Authorizations;

a list of every written consent granted by the pipeline company with respect to the construction of a facility or an activity that causes a ground disturbance and the information referred to in paragraphs 12(2)(a) to (c) with respect to the consent; and

a list of every permission granted by the pipeline company for the purposes of the National Energy Board Pipeline Crossing Regulations, Part I and the information referred to in paragraphs 11(2)(a) to (c) of the National Energy Board Pipeline Crossing Regulations, Part II with respect to the permission.

an ongoing public awareness program to inform the public

ongoing monitoring of any changes in the use of the land on which a pipeline is located and the land that is adjacent to that land;

ongoing monitoring of any change in the landowner of the land on which a pipeline is located;

a process to ensure a timely response to locate requests;

standards for locating a pipeline; and

a process for managing requests for the consent to construct a facility across, on, along or under a pipeline, to engage in an activity that causes a ground disturbance within the prescribed area or to operate a vehicle or mobile equipment across the pipeline.