WESTECH has played a primary role in planning, constructing and monitoring several major pipeline projects. WESTECH staff have completed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Natural Gas Pipeline Environmental Compliance Training Course and the Canadian Petroleum Industry Training Service (CPITS) Pipeline Environmental Inspection Course.
The FERC course syllabus included filings, environmental reports, compliance, right-of-way preparation and restoration, erosion control, stream and river crossings, wetland construction and residential construction. The CPITS course addressed characteristics of a good inspector, clearing, soil handling, grading, water crossings, geotechnical concerns, clean up and reclamation, role of the landman and inspection management.
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WESTECH has conducted baseline inventories, prepared permit applications, monitored
environmental compliance and performed post-construction monitoring for over 1400
miles of linear facilities. These projects have included pipelines, powerlines,
railroads, fiberoptic lines, rivers and roads.
WESTECH's experience with pipelines and other linear projects includes:
EXPRESS PIPELINE
The Express Pipeline, a joint venture between Alberta Energy Company Ltd. and TransCanada Pipelines, was constructed in fall and winter of 1996/97 and has the current potential of transporting about 180,000 barrels per day from Alberta, Canada to Casper, Wyoming. The U.S. portion of Express Pipeline consists of approximately 510 miles of 24-inch diameter underground pipeline and five pump stations, originating at the U.S.-Canadian border near the Port of Wild Horse, Montana and terminating at Casper, Wyoming.
TUSCARORA GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY
The Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company (Tuscarora) is a partnership of Tuscarora Gas Pipeline Company and TCPL Tuscarora, Ltd. During 1995 Tuscarora constructed 228 miles of 20-inch diameter natural gas pipeline from an interconnection with the Pacific Gas Transmission Company (PGT) mainline near Malin, Oregon, through northeastern California to a point near Tracy, Nevada.