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1\ ,~ ! " " . . RESOLUTION NO. 86-79 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAHSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON I UNITEDI SAFETyl RESOLUTION REGARDING WILLIAMS PIPELINE COMPANY AND THE STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, OFFICE OF PIPELINE WHEREAS, an underground pipeline owned by Williams Pipeline Company is located in the City of New Brighton and the City of Mounds View; and ii WHEREAS, this pipeline was installed in 1957 and was factured by the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation; and manu- WHEREAS, on July 8, 1986, at approximately 4:21 a.m. said pipeline ruptured and caused an explosion at approximately 4:44 a.m. which resulted in the deaths of two residents of the City of : Mounds View, serious injuries to one resident of Mounds View, and ':property damage to residents of Mounds View, the County of Ramsey, and the City of Mounds View in an undetermined amount; :, and WHEREAS, it has been determined that a seven and one-halfl foot crack at a longitudinal weld was the cause of the leak and! explosion; and WHEREAS, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has reported that William's Pipeline between Roseville and Duluth was pressure-tested in 1984; WHEREAS, NTSB reported that during the pressure test the line failed in seventeen places; WHEREAS, NTSB reported that of the seventeen failures, 'teen failures were due to cracks at longitudinal welds; six- and WHEREAS, The United States Department of Transportation, . Office of Pipeline Safety has jurisdiction over interstate pipe- ! line operations and safety, and will/has issue(d) an order to Williams Pipeline relative to the testing and the restarting of ,the pipeline located in the City of New Brighton and the City of Ii Mounds View; and II !: WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View deems it necessary that thel !:existing pipeline located in Mounds View be hydrostatically i'tested, visually inspected and X-rayed to determine if there arei :: any defects in said pipeline. i NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of New Brighton requests that the United States Department of Transpor- tation, Office of Pipeline Safety requires that, in addition to the action taken of removing test sample sections of pipe, as a minimum, the following be done to the pipeline located in the City of New Brighton and the City of Mounds View: 2. Examine the pipeline trench for organic or other that may cause damage to said pipeline. ! otherl j , matterl I ! I I I i 1. Visually inspect the pipeline for sagging or defects. ; I i ~