“Additionally, tunnel portal construction for the Burnaby Mountain Tunnel will take place within Burnaby Terminal. “An enhanced storm water treatment system will be installed and four non-fish-bearing watercourses will be relocated within the terminal,” reads a Trans Mountain statement. on all new and existing tanks and a 2.5-kilometer tunnel between Burnaby and. Work has also begun on the installation of 14 new storage tanks. Kiewit-led joint venture, Kiewit-Ledcor Trans Mountain Partnership (KLTP). Although tank fires and seismic tank incidents worldwide are extremely rare, our prevention and emergency management programs are an integral part of keeping our terminals operating safely,” a spokesperson wrote in 2019.īut that doesn’t mean changes aren’t happening to the existing tanks.Ĭurrently, work has begun to remove one existing storage tank on the property. “In 65 years of operation, we’ve never had a storage tank fire or structural incident with one of our tanks. Trans Mountain has responded to these concerns by touting the company’s safety record. “For years, Burnaby’s fire department has been highlighting to the federal government’s National Energy Board the many significant public safety risks posed by the tank farm on Burnaby Mountain – by both the existing tanks and those now proposed to be added as part of the federal government’s Trans Mountain expansion project,” said a 2019 statement by Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley, a former firefighter. You can read more about the tank concerns in this April 2019 NOW article. Some have expressed concerned that a few of the current tanks were built in 1953. While many people have raised concerns about the risks associated with the proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline which would add 14 new tanks to the Burnaby Mountain site Dunnet. The CER also committed to testing Trans Mountain’s fire response preparedness once these changes were made.Residents who live near the Burnaby Mountain tank farm operated by Trans Mountain have long feared the safety of the existing tanks. This included requiring the company to reduce its response target to four hours from the original six, and to incorporate regular unannounced exercises into its emergency management program. In 2019, the CER issued a letter that directed Trans Mountain to improve its fire preparedness. “We require companies to be ready at all times to respond to any emergency related to their work.” “This new kind of assessment demonstrates our commitment to safety and innovation,” says Gitane De Silva, CER’s CEO. The evaluation report will be published on the CER’s website when finalized, including details of the exercise and observations from the Indigenous Monitor and the CER. As the exercise progressed, daylight waned and rain fell, adding to the complexity of the exercise.” local time, in order to coincide with increased traffic volume on the roads. “Initial findings showed that Trans Mountain was able to respond to the potential scenario at its Burnaby facility in 2.5 hours, and well within the four-hour target.
“The company had to show that it could get the needed personnel and equipment on site and ready to start putting out the fire within four hours to allow ample time to control a potential boil-over from the tank itself,” said CER.
#BURNABY TRANS MOUNTAIN TANKS FULL#
Trans Mountain was directed to simulate a response to a full surface crude oil tank fire, said CER. There was no prior warning given to the company that the CER would be initiating this exercise. The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) performed its first-ever unannounced exercise on Thursday to test and evaluate the preparedness of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby.ĬER inspectors and an Indigenous Monitor for the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee for the Trans Mountain expansion and existing pipeline arrived at the Burnaby Mountain tank farm at 4 p.m., which was designed to coincide with increased traffic volume in the area due to the afternoon rush hour, CER said in a news release.
0 kommentar(er)
