Canadian Energy Regulator Pipeline Damage Prevention Regulations – Obligations of Pipeline Companies

Marginal note:Report to Board

• 11 (1) The pipeline company must immediately report to the Board

  • (a) every contravention of the National Energy Board Pipeline Damage Prevention Regulations – Authorizations;

  • (b) all damage to its pipe caused or identified during the construction of a facility across, on, along or under a pipeline, the operation, maintenance or removal of a facility, an activity that caused a ground disturbance within the prescribed area or the operation of vehicles or mobile equipment across the pipeline; and

  • (c) any activity related to the construction of a facility across, on, along or under a pipeline, an activity that caused a ground disturbance within the prescribed area or the operation of vehicles or mobile equipment across a pipeline that the pipeline company considers could impair the safety or security of the pipe.

• Marginal note:Contents of report

  (2) The report must include the following information:

  • (a) details of any contravention or of any damage, including, in the case of damage, the cause and nature of the damage;

  • (b) any concerns that the pipeline company may have regarding the pipeline’s safety or security as a result of the construction of the facility, the activity that caused a ground disturbance or the operation of vehicles or mobile equipment across the pipeline; and

  • (c) any action the pipeline company intends to take or request.