When the Ground Moves: Utilities remain proactive in reinforcing lines against natural disasters

摘要

Thanks to comprehensive preparedness by their natural gas utilities,residents of California hit with two earthquakes in early July were able to safely wearher the natural disasrer.At Pacific Gas & Electric Company,employees immediately began inspections to bring its Hinkley compressor station back online after the first quake shut it down,Erik Kurtz,a director in PG&E's Gas Transmission and Distribution Maintenance and Construction organization,told American Gas.Meanwhile,PG&E's Leak Survey team was on the ground conducting assessments while PG&E's Geoscience Team determined areas to survey based on impact models.About 50 miles of transmission line and 49 neighborhood sections or plats of distribution line were inspected,and PG&E's Gas Pipeline Operations and Maintenance team visually inspected all stations,including compressor and regulator.