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Show I j I 1 55 - V - I mmil 1 ONLV 1 VA $W5 Serviced & Sold V X I 4 Model 20611 I 113 N. Hwy. 89, No. Salt Lake 295-0444 J H I I The WyCal Pipeline ... More Myths and Facts I One question we continue to be asked about the WyCal value of property adjoining the pipeline caused by I I project is: "Why are you running all those ads?" construction of that pipeline. I I Our reason remains the same as we stated in our very Myth 6 Construction of the pipeline through I first ad: We share your concerns about the construction Mueller Park will restrict operation of the water I I and operation of a large-diameter natural gas pipeline treatment and will void the agreement whereby the land I I along the Wasatch Front and we have tried to was conveyed to the Forest Service. I I address, in a calm and factual manner, each and every Fact First, the pipeline FEIS route is below the I I concern we have heard. water intake structure for the treatment plant so water I I In this wrap-up ad, our goal remains the same: We quality will not be affected. Regarding possible voiding I I want you to have all the facts about WyCal, so that you of the agreement, the U.S. Forest Service and legal I I can judge the project based on the best information. opinions by a number of attorneys find no basis in fact I I Here are some more of the common myths we've for this myth. I I heard and the facts: Myth ? Construction will cause major traffic I I Myth 1 When calculating the benefits WyCal problems because every road along the route will be torn I I will bring to Utah, no one has included the costs to equip up and traffic will have to be rerouted. I I and train local emergency response crews in the event of Fact Traffic on roads will not be disrupted in any I I a pipeline problem. way since a modern technique will be used to "bore" the I I Fact There is no need to train noncompany people pipeline under all but a few unpaved gravel roads. The ' I I to respond to an event as unlikely and limited in scope as same technology will be used to bore under the Jordan I I a pipeline rupture. In the unlikely event of any River, freeways, railroads and other areas. I I emergency, our only response is to immediately shut jtrtu rnn u i -j r I I j u r r -11 u 1 ui if j Myth 8 WyCal has no plan to provide for I I down the pipeline. We will then work with local fire and nalt r DPDt, L, u u . i . .. I I nolice HenarrmPnK collection of PCBs even though a natural gas pipeline I I 1X31106 P1- was recently fined by the EPA for discharging these I I Myth 2 Gas leaking from a pipeline under a high- toxic substances. I I voltage electric line can be ignited by the power line to Fact This one is like so many outdated myths I I create an explosion. WyCal has no reason to collect something that will not I I Fact Natural gas is lighter than air and dissipates be present. Lubricants containing PCBs have not been I I or "dissolves" into the air quite rapidly, leaving only a used since the mid-1 970s. All facilities feeding gas into I I very small area around the source where the gas and the WyCal pipeline are free of PCBs since they were I I oxygen mixture is proper for ignition. To create an built after these lubricants were discontinued. I I explosion, the proper mixture of gas and air would have kau -a a rrt,; i- r -. . I I to be present at the exact spot and time that the power au5SS,,t, " "8HP P e-ine-safet: .Wlth, that f I i j i i ... i . r automobiles, airplanes and trains is an aDD es and I I line generated a spark - an extremely unlikely set of oranges" comparison P I ClTZuZT' a r fu- A FaCt - T the contrary- Each is a f of I Myth 3 A pipeline of this size and pressure transportation andnatural gas pipelines are by far the I I cannot be built to operate safely near homes. safest form of transportation. Statistically speaking I on a street in front of a school poses a far greater I I requires that a pipeline in urban areas be built with pipe threat to children than does a natural gas pipeline under I I twice the thickness required for safe operations. The a park area nearby. I I WyCal Pipeline will be built to these standards and Mvth it in Tho wrt I I testedtol50percentofthehighestoperatingpressure. Vn t J glVen I I t ii i u . r opportunity to comment on this pioeline and inrni I I Practically every large city has such high-pressure residents were not informed before itTs I pipelines that run next to houses, schools and Salt Lake valley luicuwdbmovea into trie I I businesses, and incidents are extremely rare. ir0 n, enn r- I I mua kt i r , , j Fact Over 3,500 notices ofintent to publish an EIS I I Myth4 Natural gas pipelines cannot be designed were sent to state and local governmental aeencies I I to withstand liquefaction such as that found in the valley environmental groups, newspapers and others alone the I I communities. proposed route. Then, during scoping meetings and I I Fact - Areas with the potential for liquefaction will hearings from 1987 through 1988 more thin fiS I I be identified and monitored. Local soils consultants witnesses gave testimony and generated some 17 0 I I inform us that the only areas subject to liquefaction are pages of concerns. Some of the same I I near and just south of the airport. The only problem that complaining about lack of opportunity to corrS I I can be anticipated is the pipe may float up through the appeared at these earlier meetings. The coSTEve I ?oiL The pipeline will easily survive this movement and ruled that public input was adequate and in excew nf I I it is an easy operation to rebury the pipe. what the law requires. I I Myth 5 Construction of a natural gas pipeline We trust that this series of advertisements has helped I I will cause property values in the vicinity to drop at least answer your questions about the WyCal project If you I I 1 0 percent. have questions or need a speaker to discuss the WyCal I I Fact We can find no evidence, In the Salt Lake project with your civic group or service organization I I City area or elsewhere, that documents a decline in the write or give us a call. We want to work with you ' I I WYOMING - CALIFORNIA PIPELINE I I We believe it is good business to be a good neighbor. I I WyCal Pipeline Company; 205 West 700 South, Suite 301; Salt Lake City, UT 841 fti I I (801) 575-5263 U1 I 1 |