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a«u.al gas sp.ang 1o p.pes and lowe. 1low .a1es make some 1ae.l.1.es They ['mquen|ly use sa1e.
p.om.nenee .n 1he sou1he.n olde. sys«ems .l.11.eul1 o. ..nposs.hle 1o d.gg.ng 1eehn.oues Ilka yaenum
un.1ed s1a«es.n1he lezus .nspee11.o.n1l.e.ns.de w.«h a p.g. Excavation 7 espee.ally when 1hey a.e
and mas, and much o1 , .n a sens.1.ve a.ea
ln olde. sys-1ems, «he.e s 1.equen1ly no1
«ha1ong.nal.n1.as1.ue1u.e s1.ll ex.s«s ,, ,
_ _ _ _ enough now 1o kcnp 1he p.g muvlng we don 1 allow meel.an.eal .l.gg.ng
.n po.1.ons o1 1he gas 1.ansm.ss.on ,,
wl.en 1l.e p.pel.ne .s .n semee and w.1h... 24 .nel.es o1 p.pel.nes, 1.e sa..l

lahy..n1h 1ha1 e.osses 1he eoun«.y.

L _. Y 1 . «along .1 ou1 o1 se.y.ee may lmpzlcl _

ou.s.ana .s no Exception, 11.1. po.1.ons I onee .1 s uneoye.e.l, 1he eompany

o1 gas .n1.as1.ue1u.e he.e .eael..ng back ““ °"‘°’°’ makes 1he .le«e.m.na«.on ahoul whelhe.
nea.ly 90 yea.s. "Speed .s .n.po.1an« on 1l.e .nl.ne «o .eplaee1l.e.n1.as1.ue1u.e o. .1 11's
um um um Wmg’ Hi H mm bmkn «ools, he sa.d good un1.l 1he next penod.e .nspee1.on.
dun’! 1.’. .1," apphes he.e, a1leas1.n so 1ha1 leaves some old 1ash.one.l Oversight ml bath sides

pa.«, aeeo..l.ng 1o Tony case, .eg.onal sys1en.s 1o be .nspee«e.l 1he old

vlm p.es.den1 o1 ope.a«.ons w.1h 1ash.one.l way 7 by .l..ee« .nspee1.on “°““““fT°“Y l""‘““§‘ “fh “ ""1?"
Boardwalk P.pel.ne Pa.1ne.s 1.on. 11.e ou1s..le But .us1 because the "9"" ‘’ PW‘ ‘“°"‘ “V ’“q“‘“‘ 3’

> Wdm M5 [0 hi unmvmd down mauve loea1e .eoues1s when olhe.
s.mply loolong a11he age o1 a plpclmc u1.l.1.es nncd 1o d.g w.1h.n proxlmlty
. , mean old 1ash.oned d.gg.ng 1eehn.q..es .
.sn lenough 1o .le1e.m...e whe1he. h I b _ d 1o Boardwalk 1ae.l.«.es. H.gh p.essu.e
o. no1 .« nee.ls 1o he .eplaeed And “° ° ‘ “”“ ‘ «.ans.n.ss.on l.nes a.e 11.e sa1es1, mos1
«he .lel.ea1e danee o1 .eplae.ng agmg Safely insyecting yipelines cnabeffetlivc way 1o move na1u.al
.n1.as«.ue1u.e .n e.owded ngh1s o1 way D __ _ 1 _ gas and l.qu..ls 7 hu1 1l.ey should he
eompl.ea1es1h.ngs 1...1l.e. "“‘ “”“*‘”"‘““‘ ‘“"" V“ ““°°"‘“"5 1.ea1ed w.1h .espee1 wl.en cxcavaflng .n
«he p.pe and us.ng1ools and a y.sual ‘hm {Mm

Tony sa..l1he.e a.e a lo1 o11ae1o.s 1ha1 mspeehon 1.on. the oo1s.de o1 «he p.pe. 1’ ’ ‘

go .n1o .le1e.m.n.ng .1 a p.pel.ne needs And 1ha1 usually .nyolyes some son o1 Boardwalk .s so senous ahou1sa1e1y

lo he mplaeed cxcavalmn. «ha1 1hey send a .ep.esen1a1.ve .n1o1he
"We use 1eehnology, hke .nl.ne «ools, Boardwalk opemles unele. seveml “dd t‘;'}““f““.i"l}‘“' ‘1‘.:'l"" ‘;“l;°“V“_""5
d..ee«ass.essmen1.l.gs,ove.allhus.ness names .n seye.al s1a«es, .nelu.l.ng cul1 §“1“t‘““ 1:”) mm “M E “F”
appl.ea1.ons, 11.e des.gn1ae1o.used sou1l. Texas c.as C.ul1c.oss.ng and E P " "‘“ “ ”“’° ° "P““‘ ".’“ 5°"

. . , 1 ' s.noo1hly, and 1ha11he.. p.pel.ne .s
when «he p.pel.ne was .ns«alled and l_ou.s.ana M..ls1.ean.. Tony sa.d 1..s
‘ _ , p.o1ee1ed 1h.oughou1 «he p.oeess.

IhL overall ope.a1.ng pa.a.ne1e.s 1oday eompany s 1-..s1 eall .s always 1o 1he

..e.sus 1he pa.s1 a.e all 1l..ngs we look one call cen1e. .n wluchcvur s1a1e 1hey ln eases whe.e 1he o1he. ulillty doesn'1
a1," Tony sa..l. a.e ahou1 lo ehg. .espond 1o a .eques1 1o. a 1.n.e window
All o1 «hose da1a po.n1s ge1 plugged when 1hey s..hn..1 a tlcket, they makn ’“"_f1l‘l"l"k“ E°‘:““_“'““‘_:“’f“‘““'““""
.n1o a nsk moelel 1ha« 1akes .n1o su.e 1o melude 1he name and eon1ae. ‘ “ ° “ ” ‘ “"‘ ‘’ ‘“‘‘"‘
eons..le.a1.on many o«he.1ae1o.sl.ke .n1o.-.na1.on1o. someone who will he ”“ ° V’

.nanu1ae.u.e. .le1ee1s and current on.s.1e o. manag.ng 1he p.o.ee. They "Oftnn we do have an .n.«.al

.ndus1.y s1anda.ds. The age o111.e p.pe o. 1he.. eon1.ae1o.s 1hen wa.1 a1 leas1 eon..e.sa1.on on-s.1e and neye. ge1 a eall
.s only one 1ae«o. .n an o1he.w.se very «wo l.us.ness days he1o.e any d.gg.ng back. so we have some preventative
eompl.ea1ed and tzchnlcal mnmx. ae1h..1y hegms, g.y.ng loea1o.s 1l.e.. .neasu.es we do, like .ns1all.ng

E allo««e.l 1.n.e 1o mark o«he. 1ae.l.«.es .n pe.manen« pipehne .na.l.e.s .n 1he a.ea,

uazdwalk ope.a1es an a..ay o1
«he a.ea. o. s.gns w.1h loeal eme.geney eon1ae«

1ae.l.1.es ae.oss1he.. eompany 7 E ‘ W I V‘ b M _
.nelud.ng p.pel.nes l.u.l1 in 11.e ea.ly Tony sa..l1uu pe.een1 o1 «he 1.n.e, '" °’';‘l‘‘},°’ ? ”d ° ° "‘ "" “ “‘
mas and o1he.s as new as 2018 7 «hey'.e u~lng1ug,hlyqualIfind PM‘ " ""’ ‘"‘ '

.ang.ng .n s.ze 1.on. 2 .nehes all 1he eon«.ae1o.s 1o do «he cxcavallun, w.«h one o1 1he h.gges1«h.ngs u1.l.«.es

way «o 42 .nehes and w.«h p.es—su.es oye.s.gh1 1.on. an on-s.1e ope.a1o. an.l eon1.ae1o.s ean .lo 1o help .n any
1.on. 100 ps. 1o 1-I80 ps.. The.e's no one 1.on. Boardwalk. Those 1-leld ope.a1o.s exeavauon p.o,ee1 .s 1o have good
s.ze-1.1ssall solu«.on 1o a ~y~ll:m 1ha1 a.e on.s.«e .lu..ng all Boardwalk eon«ae1 .n1o.ma1.on on 1he hckcl 1o.
eompl.ea1ed and varind. excavations, as well as e..1.eal sa1e1y- someone who .s knowlcdguabll: al.ou«
some 01 dc! tmmmmon Pwdlm am sens.1.ye d.gs lnvnlvmg 1o.e.gn ..1.l.1.es 1he p.o.ec«, accordlng 1o Tony

d.11.eul1 1o .nspee« 1.om 1he .ns.de w.1h H.s eon1.ae1o.s wl..1e l.ne 1he a.ea npehne sa1e1y .s 1oo .mpo.1an1 «o 1.y
1eoh 1ools like a p.pellne ~p.g," a dev.ee whe.e «hey plan 1o work, wh.eh helps and g..ess whe.e nxcavatlon w.ll lake
1ha1sl.des along 1l.e .ns..le o11he p.pe o1he.loea1o.s when 1hey eome ou11o pla1e.l1.s e..1.eal lo eommunieale
Iakmg p.e1u.es and .neasu.e.nen1s mark 1he.. 1ae.l.1.es. Tl..s has become w.1h someone who has spee.ae

along «he way. an .ndus1.y hes1 p.ae1.ee and leads 1a a knowledge o1 11.e pmposed work. It .s
,. lo« less confuslun .n 1he field 7 and a 1o. 1he p.o1ee1.on o11l.e.. wmkcr~, 1he

we use p.gs ... newe. svslems, hu« no1
_ 7, . sa1e. d.g eny..on.nen1 and ou. .n1.as1.ue1...e.

eye.y sys1em .s p.gahle, he sa.d.

Fae«o.s like 1eleseop.ng .hame1e., 11.e :3“? ‘}:d‘~°r1< “am. Q19)! :13 Cm?-:l11y Dis Safely .

na..ow .a.l.us o1 bends .n some olde. ‘’ “‘ "‘ “‘““5'“5 ““> ““ “5"’““

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