By Matthias Gafni mgafni@bayareanewsgroup.com
Posted:
05/19/2015 12:44:56 PM PDT
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of pipeline transport gas, diesel and jet fuel beneath Contra Costa
County cities and towns, and the public is invited to learn more about
the infrastructure at two public forums next month.
The Alamo Improvement Association and the Contra Costa County
Hazardous Materials Commission will host the community discussions and
cover topics including safety, oversight, inspection requirements and
strategies for reducing risk.
The forums will include speakers from the national nonprofit
Pipeline Safety Trust, the Office of the State Fire Marshal and Kinder
Morgan, the private company operating many of the petroleum pipelines
throughout the region, including one beneath the Iron Horse Trail
Corridor. Hazardous Materials Ombudsman Michael Kent will facilitate
both forums, including a question-and-answer period.
The first meeting will be June 3, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the
Creekside Community Church, 1350 Danville Blvd., Alamo. The Martinez
forum is June 6 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Contra Costa County
Administration building, 651 Pine St., in the board of supervisors
chamber.
The meetings are made possible by a $50,000 grant obtained by the
Alamo Improvement Association from the U.S. Department of
Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
Contact Matthias Gafni at 925-952-5026. Follow him at
Twitter.com/mgafni.