[opendtv] Re: Steel pipes for gas!
- From: John Willkie <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:24:51 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
So, you are asserting that northern california and southern california are in
the same state? :-)
I don't know if this is a good example of why utilities shouldn't be owned by
municipalities, or if the people who write building codes shouldn't be part of
an organization that owns utilities. Upshot -- they won't be delivering
broadband over gas lines in Palo Alto, competing with firms that pay taxes and
franchise fees.
We know that gas lines break during earthquakes (Northridge '94, magnitude
7.1), and although it's been a few decades, I remember attending San Diego City
Council meetings where building code upgrades were discussed, including keeping
the requirement for steel gas lines. Haven't paid much attention since then.
John Willkie
-----Original Message-----
>From: John Shutt <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Oct 30, 2006 3:13 PM
>To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [opendtv] Re: Steel pipes for gas!
>
>Then the faithful employees of the City of Palo Alto Utilities must all be
>in jail by now. Here is an excerpt from a recent online job posting for the
>CPAU:
>
>http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/hr/JOBS/JD481.html
>
>OCTOBER 2005
>CITY OF PALO ALTO
>
>UTILITY INSTALLER/REPAIRER ASSISTANT
>
>ESSENTIAL AND RELATED FUNCTION STATEMENTS--Essential and other important
>responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the
>following:
>
>Essential Functions:
><snip>
>- Locates gas main and services leaks using maps, pipe locating equipment
>and gas leak detection equipment.
>
>- Repairs gas main leaks using stainless steel clamps on steel mains or
>removing and replacing leaking sections of plastic mains.
>
>- Replaces leaking gas services with plastic pipe.
>
>- Taps into existing steel or plastic gas mains for the installation of new
>plastic gas mains and services.
>
>- Tests all new gas installations using air pressure and soap.
>
>- Installs P.E. gas mains and services utilizing approved methods of fusing.
>
>(John's Note: P.E. gas main is Polyethylene.)
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>> If there is a single gas feed (or main) in the State of California that is
>> made of PVC or any other plastic, there will be jail time to be paid. All
>> gas pipes here are steel: it was a bit of a debate over a few years to
>> allow flexible steel hoses to stoves.
>
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