APWA IDEA GROUP MEETING JANUARY 18, 2018
Presentation Overview Background on Alberta Common Ground Alliance Legislation Initiatives How does this affect APWA? Overview on Alberta One-Call Next Steps
Alberta Common Ground Alliance Voice of buried facility damage prevention in Alberta Committee Focused Advocacy Member of the Canadian Common Ground Alliance
Damage Prevention Stakeholders DAMAGE PREVENTION ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION ENGINEERING/LAND SURVEYING EXCAVATORS/ROAD BUILDERS AND HEAVY CONSTRUCTION GAS DISTRIBUTION LOCATORS OIL AND GAS TRANSMISSION NOTIFICATION CENTRE SERVICES (ONE CALL) PUBLIC WORKS/MUNICIPAL REGULATORS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS
Our Committees Best Practices Data & Reporting Evaluation (DIRT) Education & Marketing Training Standards
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What does this mean for APWA? Municipalities will be required to register their buried infrastructure with Alberta One Call ( AOC) Registration could mean registering municipal boundaries Better quality data to AOC will result in less notifications from AOC.
The Damage Prevention Process
Request a Locate Prior to Ground Disturbance or Call 24hrs/day - 7 days/wk www.albertaonecall.com Mobile App Help Login username@domai n.com 1-800-242-3447
AOC Processes Locate Request ALBERTA ONE CALL NOTIFIES MEMBERS OF DIGGING PROJECT 1. Assigns a ticket number to locate request; and 2. Notifies owners of buried facilities within the vicinity of the dig site. When the operators of buried facilities receive the locate request from Alberta One-Call, they assess the information on the ticket and determine whether or not the proposed ground disturbance will be in conflict with their buried facilities.
Buried Facility Owner Responsibility LOCATING AND MARKING BURIED UTILITIES Within two full working days, buried facility operators are expected to: contact the excavator to arrange a mutually acceptable time to meet on site; or identify and mark the location of their buried facilities; or provide clearance to proceed with your project without a locate.
STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 YOUR RESPONSIBILITY 24hrs/day - 7 days/wk or Call Alberta One-Call toll-free: 1-800-242-3447 Monday through Friday (except holidays) during regular business hours Operators of buried facilities require at least two full working days notice prior to any intended ground disturbance. ALBERTA ONE-CALL RESPONSIBILITY NOTIFYING OUR MEMBERS OF YOUR DIGGING PROJECT Alberta One-Call will: 1. assign a ticket number to your locate request; and 2. notify the owners of the buried facilities within the vicinity of the dig site. When the operators of buried facilities receive the locate request from Alberta One-Call, they assess the information on the ticket and determine whether or not the proposed ground disturbance will be in conflict with their buried facilities. BURIED FACILITY OWNER RESPONSIBILITY LOCATING AND MARKING BURIED UTILITIES Within two full working days, buried facility operators are expected to: identify and mark the location of their buried facilities; or provide clearance to proceed with your project without a locate; or contact you to arrange a mutually acceptable time to meet on site. IMPORTANT: If you are advised that you may proceed to dig without a locate, request confirmation in writing for your protection. We are contacted. We notify our members of your digging project. Our members locate their buried facilities if they are in the vicinity of your digging project.
Municipalities registered with AOC Registered Total Counties 40 Municipal Districts 15 Cities 14 Towns 79 Villages 47 Summer Villages 3 Total 198 Total AOC Registered Members 837 24% of AOC Members
Alberta One-Call Revenue Structure Three Tiers Tickets / Notifications Cost Tier 1 1-100 $6.00/Tkt Tier 2 101 10,000 $3.00/Tkt Tier 3 10,000 - + $2.40/Tkt
Estimated Cost by County Category examples Notifications Approx. cost - 2016 County of Lethbridge Water 588 $2,064 Cypress County 621 $2,163 Lacombe County 326 $1,278 Smokey Lake 455 $1,665 Westlock County* 38 $228 *new member since September 2016
Next Steps Awaiting for Bill S-229 to be tabled into House of Commons Provincial legislation team will review federal bill and how it can be incorporated for Alberta How enforcement would work in Alberta Draft legislation to be developed as private members bill with hopes government may adopt it for spring session
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