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128A P P E N D I X C Organizations Contacted Relative to Buried-Utility ResearchIndustry Association Name Web Site Phone Notes American Concrete Pipe Association American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ASCM) American Fence Association American Gas Association American Petroleum Institute (API) American Public Energy Agency American Public Gas Association American Public Power Association (APPA) American Public Works Association (APWA) American Road & Transportation Builders Association American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) American Water Works Association (AWWA) American Water Works Association Research Foundation (AWWARF) concrete-pipe.org acsm.net americanfence association.com aga.org api-ec.api.org apea.org apga.org appanet.org apwa.net artba.org asce.org awwa.org awwarf.org 972-506-7216 240-632-9716 630-942-6598 202-824-7000 202-682-8125 800-476-3749 202-464-2742 202-467-2900 816-472-6100 202-289-4434 800-548-2723 800-926-7337 303-347-6188 Four organizations participate in the ACSM. They work with the Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) on research. Much of the current research is related to the prevention of mechanical damage to pipelines. They are also involved with the collection of spill and incident data in the pipeline performance tracking system (PPTS). Has conducted no research projects in this area in the past six years. APPA, located in Wash- ington D.C., represents 2,000 municipals, most of which are small utility companies. The Utilities and Public Rights of Way Committee has submitted a guidance statement for board approval that recommends the use of the SUE guidelines prepared by ASCE. There is active participation by APWA in CGA. Two groups within ASCE deal with utility locating issues. The ASCE CI 38-02 Standards Com- mittee is specific to utility damage prevention through design procedures, and the Pipelines Division prepares design guidelines on various pipeline issues and sponsors an annual pipelines conference. See AWWARF. This is the research arm of AWWA. They have active research projects related to underground utility locating and past research projects in conjunction with UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR).
129Associated General Contractors of America Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies Association of Oil Pipelines Canadian Gas Association Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA) Common Ground Alliance (CGA) Distribution Contractors Association (DCA) Edison Electric Institute Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The Fiber Optic Association Gas Technology Institute (GTI) Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) Infrastructure Security Partnership Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Right of Way Association Interstate Natural Gas Association of America Land Improvement Contractors of America Industry Association Name Web Site Phone Notes agc.org amwa.net aopl.org cga.ca cpwa.net commonground alliance.com dca-online.org eei.org epri.com epa.gov thefoa.org gastechnology.org gita.org tisp.org ieee.org irwaonline.org ingaa.org licanational.org 703-548-3118 202-331-2820 202-408-7970 613-748-0057 202-408-9541 703-836-1709 972-680-0261 202-508-5000 973-467-0672 202-272-0167 760-451-3655 847-768-0500 303-337-0513 703-295-6231 212-419-7900 310-538-0233 202-216-5900 630-548-1984 They are actively involved in Common Ground Alliance. A small organization (approximately five staff members) working through committee mem- ber teams. They have a right-of-way team that deals with encroachment and damage preven- tion activities. They are involved in research projects and work jointly with API. CPWA and APWA cooperate closely on many issues. CGA has major initiatives in the area of under- ground damage prevention. They have a struc- tured membership to represent a balanced approach to utility damage prevention issues and a research and development committee. DCA has been strongly involved recently in the cross-bore/laterals issue and has proposed legislation. DCA is preparing an Emergency Crisis Management Notebook for companies and contractors dealing with utilities after a crisis event. EPRI has carried out past research on under- ground utility locating but does not appear to have current research activities in this area. EPA is active in some areas of underground util- ity research but has no significant activities in the areas of utility location, characterization, or damage prevention. They do not have R&D activities, but they do have strong education and training activities. They monitor damage prevention issues but do not actively produce related materials. They have no projects on utility locating or characterizing or on interaction with transportation. GTI has a number of ongoing research activities in conjunction with OPS, PHMSA, and others. GTI also participates in the CGA R&D Committee. GITA is active in the area of GIS mapping of utilities. Utility, survey, and pipeline committees deal with aspects of utility locating and damage prevention. They have an active interest in utility locating, characterization, and damage prevention issues. They work with PRCI, PHMSA, CGA, and other organizations.
130Midwest Energy Association (MEA) The National Association of Clean Water Agencies National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) National Association of Counties National Association of County Engineers National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives National Association of Sewer Service Operators National Cable Television Association National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) National League of Cities National Propane Gas Association National Rural Water Association National Safety Council National Telecommunications Damage Prevention Council National Telephone Cooperative Association National Utility Contractors Association Industry Association Name Web Site Phone Notes midwestenergy.org amsa-cleanwater.org nace.org naco.org countyengineers.org napsr.org nassco.org ncta.com nfpa.org nlc.org npga.org nrwa.org nsc.org ntdpc.com ntca.org nuca.com 952-832-9915 202-833-2672 281-228-6200 202-393-6226 202-393-5041 303-894-2000 410-486-3500 202-222-2300 617-770-3000 202-626-3000 202-466-7200 580-252-0629 630-775-2128 904-230-9637 703-351-2000 703-358-9300 An operations committee deals with damage prevention issues and any new regulations. They also have a website, diggingsafely.com, that offers six free courses. MEA is active with CGA. A buried utility corrosion report is downloadable from their website, but it is several years old. They have published several standards on direct assessment methodologies. A checklist of pro- cedures for direct assessment of corrosion is also available on their website, and several reports are currently in process. Their guidelines can be adopted by PHMSA in some cases. There is a new NACE/IEEE joint committee addressing the corrosion of utility installations. No committees or activities presently deal with buried utilities. They are active in the standardization of utility characterization and condition assessment procedures. The Finance, Administration, and Intergovern- mental Relations section of their National Municipal Policy, section 1.03.B.2, deals with right-of-way. Information on damage related to buried propane tanks is covered under NFPA 58. Pipeline issues are covered by U.S. DOT. The associationâs technology and standards com- mittee provides input to NFPA 58. There is also a Propane Education and Research Council, www.propanecouncil.org. They have conference sessions dealing with damage prevention. Their website has statistics about injuries and deaths across the U.S. from various causes. They refer to other organizations for specific buried-utility issues. They are active in damage prevention issues and with other organizations, such as the CGA. They do not directly carry out or sponsor research. A special committee on damage prevention inter- acts closely with CGA. They also have a safety committee. They do not have separate activities on developing recommended procedures or carrying out research. They offer their members consulting services for dealing with claims related to utility damage.
131National Utility Locating Contractors Association Natural Gas Supply Association North American Society for Trenchless Technologies Pipeline Association for Public Awareness Pipeline Contractors Association Power and Communication Contractors Association Society of Cable Television Engineers Southern Gas Association Underground Utility & Leak Locators Association Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association United States Telephone Association Urban and Regional Information Systems Association Water Environment Federation Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) Western Energy Institute Industry Association Name Web Site Phone Notes nulca.org ngsa.org nastt.org pipelineawareness. org plca.org pccaweb.org scte.org southerngas.org uulla.org uni-bell.org usta.org urisa.org wef.org werf.org westernenergy.org 850-531-8352 202-326-9300 703-351-5252 720-876-5248 214-969-2700 703-212-7734 800-542-5040 972-620-8505 813-968-1092 972-243-3902 202-326-7300 847-824-6300 800-666-0206 703-684-2470 503-231-1994 They currently have an ad hoc committee look- ing at cross-bore problems. They also have ongoing education and training on all aspects of trenchless technology, including horizontal directional drilling, pipe jacking, and micro- tunneling. They do not have R&D activities related to buried-utility locating or characteri- zation issues. Their focus is on education, not technologies, and they own no assets. Their mission is edu- cating public officials, emergency responders, excavators, and the general public. They do not have committees or association- wide activities related to damage prevention. They have a one-call locating committee, but it is for information sharing among members. Some of their members belong to CGA and they have had presentations from CGA at their meetings, but there is no formal relationship between the two organizations. This association is interested in locating and characterization issues relative to buried plastic pipe, but they have no current research activities. See WERF. WERF has a number of research activities related to utility characterization and asset managementâespecially for sanitary and storm sewer applications. They have an underground/overhead committee and a damage prevention session in their annual conference.
