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Home My WebLink About2021-06-07 SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE (SPC) MEETING MINUTES June 7, 2021 via Zoom Present: Dana Magnuson, Katie Quinn-Jacobs, Christina Dravis, Elly Cramer 1) Committee had quorum present. Elected Christina Dravis new chair pending TB approval. Thank you Dana for all the effort and good will you put into being the 1st SPC chair! 2) Items related to Borger Public Report a. Ownership: Who is Eastern? From Loren Sparling's June 2, 2021 email:"The new owner of Borger Station, Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc., will present this update at the Town Board meeting on June 17." b. How have things changed with the new ownership? c. By-product discharge question: Katie will try to gather details on this before 6/17 mtg d. More notice on Swift911 for routine maintenance. Can an alert be sent out 24h prior? e. Air quality consultants to attend 6/17 TB mtg. Katie will follow up with Jason f. Borger add a local contact number to its website to help community contact 3) Things to discuss with board: a. Approve Christina as new chair b. Submit updated SPC by-laws (Christina) c. Request incident report for Cornell odorant station: what happened, what corrective action can be taken? How to relay emergency contact number for Cornell? Report from Varna FD (Christina) 4) Environmental Emissions consultant background, SPC requested an independent expert per discussions with TB Aug, 2020. a. See Memo from Katie Quinn-Jacobs to TB regarding Borger SUP b. Environmental Emissions Consultant List attached below c. 09/03/2020 email from Dan Lamb below regarding Borger concessions, incl an annual public report in April 5) Elly to be Swift911 back up Christina 6) Update by-laws: Christina a. Chair to serve a maximum of two years 7) Red Cross-High School connection (Elly) 8) Cornell Public Health Preparedness (Elly) Prepared by:K.Quinn-Jacobs 9/17120 Environmental Emissions Consultant Contact List 5 asts Firms 1 Eric Leibensperger,PhD 1 Atmosphedcand Environmental Research Ph.D.,Applied Physics,School of Engineeringand Applied Sciences,Harvard 131 Hartwell Avenue ele'h003@plattsburgh edu Lexington,MA 02421 e1eihensoeruer0ithaca.edu Tel:(721)761-2298 Research Area:Atmospheric Chemistry-Climate Interactions lit ps:J/—sar.com linos:fAmbensoereer.elthub.io/ From website:"Atmospheric and Environmental Research(AER(is a recognized world Ni Just took position at IC. leader in environmental modeling and prediction." Provided 2 environmental consultant referrals NOTE:Offered to help informally 2 Change Environmental 462 Bmatlway,Suite 200 2 Dr.Judith A Crawford,PhD Saratoga Spri ngs,NY 12866 Ph.0.,SUNY ESF Tel:(518)636-3427 Linked in httri chaneeenvlronmental.com/about/ Expertise:Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health From website:"Local,State&Federal Environmental Compliance&Consulting; NOTE:Former director of environmental health at Cornell,lives in Syracuse Environmental Compliance&Consulting" 3 Lee Murray,PhD 3 Energy and Environmental Research Associates,LLC. Ph.D.,Hari 2 Babcock Farms Lane lee.murrav@rcchester.edu Pittsford,New York 14534 Expertise:Atmospheric Geo-chemistry and Atmospheric Modeling Phone!(585)249-9969 NOTE:Heads the University of Rochester Atmospheric Chemistry&Climate Group htto://eneervandenvironmental.com Provided 2 environmental consultant referrals From website."....specializes in providing...analyses of energy and environmental NOTE:Offered to help informally problems.Our team provides an array of product deliverables rangi ng from analytical reports,project or poi icy evaluations,software design and development,and strategic 4 Nutting Maa,PhD NOTE:Worked with NYSERDA on the if and gas stat—ide inventory. Professor of Environmental Chemistry Associate Chair,Department of Chemistry SUNY-ESF hmap@esf.edu Provided 2 referrals:E.Leibensperger&L.Murray 5 Jaime Mircni PhD Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 316 Jahn Laboratory 1 Forestry Drive Syracuse,NY 13210 Work ph one:(315)470-61350 jmirowsk@esf.edu Provided 1 referral:1.Crawford From: Daniel Lamb<dlamb@dryden.ny.us> Sent:Thursday, September 3, 2020 3:01 PM To: Dana Magnuson <DMagnuson@town.ithaca.ny.us>;JSB<man ice.bretscher@gmail.com>;Anthony Paul Bretscher<apb5@cornell.edu>; Christina Dravis<christinadravis@gmail.com> Cc: Dryden Town Supervisor Jason Leifer<supervisor@dryden.ny.us> Subject: DETI's agreement to SUP Conditions Hi Dana, Christina, Janice and Paul, I heard from Tony Ingraffea that you would like details on the concessions I've negotiated with DETI, as conditions of the SUP. Ingraffea was very helpful in developing these and has indicated that he finds them satisfactory with regards to addressing GHG and criteria emissions. I specifically brought these up at the 8/21 town board meeting (at minute 3:27 if anyone is asking) . DETI responded and we spent 5+ minutes were spent discussing them. I am happy to provide the precise language. These conditions are fairly extensive and will help reduce CH4 fugitive emissions, improve safety, and establish an annual system for town/community oversight. The following conditions will be included in the SUP: 1. The applicant will comply with emissions requirements applicable to the Borger Station as determined by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, including the integration of the following industry leading commercially available methane mitigation technology and equipment to capture and monitor planned and fugitive methane emissions during operation and maintenance activities at Borger Station: ■ "Pressurized hold"accomplished through the installation of electric-driven seal gas booster pumps on Units 4, 5, &6. This will eliminate methane emissions during start up and shutdown of each unit. ■ Portable compression which will be utilized to reduce the volume of methane vented to atmosphere during planned station and pipeline maintenance, including the pigging of pipelines associated with Borger Station. ■ Leak Detection and Repair(LDAR)conducted at Borger Station to identify and mitigate sources of fugitive methane emissions. ■ Utilization of continuous methane monitoring devices (combustible gas indicators) inside each compressor station pumphouse at Borger Station The applicant agrees to install this new equipment and incorporate these best practices into its operations contemporaneously with the other proposed equipment included in this application. 2. The applicant will report, annually in April,to the town of Dryden in a public setting on the operational run- hours and emissions, including CO2e, at Borger Station, as well as the technology and practices used to reduce planned and fugitive methane emissions. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Sincerely, Dan Lamb Town Board, Deputy Supervisor Town of Dryden 93 East Main Street Dryden, New York 13053