86-093
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RESOLUTION NO. 93-86
RESOLUTION REGARDING WILLIAMS PIPELINE COMPANY AND THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY
WHEREAS, an underground pipeline owned by Williams Pipeline
Company is located in the City of Mounds View on
Long Lake Road right-of-way from County Road H to
County Road J and on County Road J from Long Lake
Road to the easterly City limits, a distance of
approximately 2 1/2 miles; and
WHEREAS, this pipeline was installed in 1957 and was manufac-
tured by the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation; and
WHEREAS, on July 8th, 1986 at approximately 4:21 a.m. said
pipeline ruptured and caused an explosion at approxi-
mately 4:44 a.m. which resulted in the deaths of two
residents of the City, serious injuries to one resi-
dent, and property damage to residents, the County of
Ramsey, and the City of Mounds View in an undetermined
amount; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that a 7 1/2 foot crack at a
longitudinal weld was the cause of the leak and
explosion; and
WHEREAS, The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has
reported that William's Pipeline between Roseville
and Duluth was pressure tested in 1984; and
WHEREAS, NTSB reported that during the pressure test, the line
failed in seventeen places; and
WHEREAS, NTSB reported that of the seventeen failures, sixteen
failures were due to cracks at longitudinal welds;
and
WHEREAS, The U. S. Department of Transportation, Office of Pipe-
line Safety has jurisdiction over Interstate pipeline
operations and safety, and has/will issue(d) an order
to Williams Pipeline relative to the testing and the
restarting of the pipeline located in the City of Mounds
View; and
WHEREAS, The City of Mounds View deems it necessary that the
existing pipeline located in Mounds View be hydrostati-
cally tested, visually inspected and x-rayed to deter-
mine if there are any defects in said pipelrne.
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Shorewood that the City is in full
support of the efforts of the City of Mounds View
regarding pipeline safety in Mounds View as well
as any other pipeline location.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Shorewood this 28th day
of July, 1986.
Robert Rascop
Mayor
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Sandra L. Kennelly
City Clerk
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