The purpose of the Orphan Pipelines Initiative (OPI) is to develop and implement a set of processes and procedures for the identification, monitoring, designation, and abandonment of orphan pipelines under the CER Act. This includes identifying funding sources for pipelines that are designated as orphan and have a shortfall in abandonment funds for site reclamation and ongoing monitoring.
Recommendations
Contract with consultants on an ongoing basis
Create a mechanism to provide actual numbers to the ACE and SAMCOM review processes
Revise the orphan pipeline instructions to reflect learnings from the abandonment activities undertaken
Support participating in companies’ insolvency proceedings
Explore options beyond companies’ abandonment funding and court proceedings to pay for potential shortfalls in abandonment funding
Pursue legislative reforms or other tools to prevent dormant site and accumulation and require proactive remediation of historic contamination
Objectives
Develop and document a framework, processes, and systems for the management of Orphan Pipelines from the designation of a pipeline as orphan, to the completion of abandonment activities and ongoing monitoring
Manage activities relating to the assessment and abandonment of orphan pipelines, including the designation of pipelines
The purpose of the Orphan Pipelines Initiative (OPI) is to develop and implement a set of processes and procedures for the identification, monitoring, designation, and abandonment of orphan pipelines under the CER Act. This includes identifying funding sources for pipelines that are designated as orphan and have a shortfall in abandonment funds for site reclamation and ongoing monitoring.
Recommendations
Contract with consultants on an ongoing basis
Create a mechanism to provide actual numbers to the ACE and SAMCOM review processes
Revise the orphan pipeline instructions to reflect learnings from the abandonment activities undertaken
Support participating in companies’ insolvency proceedings
Explore options beyond companies’ abandonment funding and court proceedings to pay for potential shortfalls in abandonment funding
Pursue legislative reforms or other tools to prevent dormant site and accumulation and require proactive remediation of historic contamination
Objectives
Develop and document a framework, processes, and systems for the management of Orphan Pipelines from the designation of a pipeline as orphan, to the completion of abandonment activities and ongoing monitoring
Manage activities relating to the assessment and abandonment of orphan pipelines, including the designation of pipelines
