Dear Editor:
The National Energy Board (NEB) has recently ordered that Kinder Morgan reveal their secret emergency plans – with some conditions.
The B.C. Emergency Preparedness for Industry and Commerce Council (EPICC), was established to help businesses prepare for emergencies and disasters. Membership is open to businesses, of all sizes.
Is Kinder Morgan a member?
How much B.C. public infrastructure is being upgraded (costing billions), to cope with expected ‘greater magnitude’ earthquakes?
Burnaby residents, located in a residential neighbourhood, located just ‘downhill’ from Kinder Morgan’s storage tank farm, should be assured that all of Kinder Morgan’s (existing and new) facilities are designed/upgraded to current earthquake standards, which would preclude major oil spills!
Some might be interested to know that the 1995 Kobe, Japan earthquake resulted in direct property losses of $US 147 billion and 4,000-plus deaths – while their LNG plant and storage tanks remained intact. This is exactly what a Burnaby (or other resident) citizen should expect from Kinder Morgan’s new and upgraded pipeline and oil storage tank facilities!
So please, Kinder Morgan, show us your earthquake preparedness plan – no secrets, please!
Carl Shalansky, (P.Eng.,retired), via email
