Moreover, a 66% reduction of the distance between heat sources and surrounding wildlands, as proposed by TMX, means that any terminal fire would carry immediate risk of igniting a wildfire that would quickly spread to populated areas. For example, any fire at the tank farm carries the high likelihood of spreading to the densely populated areas adjacent to Burnaby Mountain. The geographical location of BMTF means that if any of these hazard events were to occur their consequences would be widely felt. Such events include earthquakes, large fires from a tank boilover or gas leak, the release of toxic gases, and freshwater contamination. The report also lists “hazard events” – possible events, on-site or otherwise, that could lead to catastrophic consequences. The project is touted by industry and governments in Alberta and Ottawa as critical to expanding Canada’s crude oil-export market beyond the United States. Proposed storage tanks “do not provide safe deployment positions for fire The proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion would increase oil deliveries to the coast to 890,000 barrels from about 300,000 barrels today, with start-up targeted for 2018. Tank spacing a 30% reduction in the average tank to fenceline distance and all These initial dangers have returned: there will be a 33% reduction in overall Short distances between tanks and the fenceline, and a lack of safe deployment Primarily addressed problems with the layout of BMTF and were intended to fixįire and safety issues such as insufficient spacing between tanks, dangerously To mitigate risks and control potential hazards. Is the expansion project’s reversal of countermeasures initially put in place Result, the expansion project lacks both the fire protection plans necessaryįor the BMTF facility and the best practices for petroleum storage, practices Only with the bare minimum requirements of federal and provincial codes. Bowcock claims that the TMX proposal complies Protection of adjacent properties, including conservation lands.” Terminal facility evacuation of adjacent neighbourhoods, as well as broaderĪreas impacted by release of sulfur based gases, toxic smoke plumes and Of fire/spill/release evacuation of employees within the Burnaby Mountain On the findings of the analysis, the Burnaby Mountain Terminal is not theĪppropriate location for the expansion…as it poses significant constraints fromĪn emergency/fire response perspective, including but not limited to safety ofįirefighters and effectiveness to combat fire containment and extinguishment Report by Chris Bowcock, Deputy Fire Chief of the City of Burnaby. Work in the Edmonton area where the pipeline originates has been mainly us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.Reference for the Burnaby Mountain Tank Farm (BMTF) is the outstanding 2015 Interior, the Fraser Valley, Lower Mainland and Puget Sound in Washington State. Purchased by the Trudeau government for $4.8 billion in 2018, Trans Mountain has completed about a quarter of its expansion project, with work continuing on the marine terminal and tank farm expansion at both ends as well as twinning sections through the B.C. coast and Washington State refineries since 1954. It’s a key step in completing the twinning of the pipeline that has brought crude oil and refined fuels from the Edmonton area to the B.C.
Trans Mountain began the Burnaby Mountain tunnel this spring to hold three supply pipes that will fill tankers at the expanded Westridge Terminal. The Coquihalla crossing and replacement are being done simultaneously to minimize the impact on the river and decommission the old crossing according to Canada Energy Regulator permits, Trans Mountain said in its latest construction update. RELATED: Bird nesting prompts brief halt to Trans Mountain work RELATED: Pipeline firm backs ndigenous bid for Trans Mountain
The longest tunnel at 2.6 km is being bored through Burnaby Mountain this summer, to connect three lines to Westridge Marine Terminal for loading ships.
The federally-owned pipeline expansion has about 40 trenchless crossings planned in all, including at Sundance Creek and the Lobstick River in Alberta. Work has also started on a tunnel in the United Boulevard area of Coquitlam, to reduce construction impacts of the project.
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A 1950s-era oil and fuel pipeline section under the Coquihalla River near Hope is being replaced this summer along with installation of a second line, one of a series of tunnel crossings for the Trans Mountain expansion project.Īs the pipeline twinning project moves toward the halfway mark, there are three trenchless crossings of the North Thompson River planned, with work to begin on the first one by August.
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