The document discusses how existing technologies could be applied to pipelines to contain leaks. It argues that pipelines should be required to have the same in-situ containment regulations as stationary fuel tanks. A protective underlayment lining the pipeline right-of-way could contain and channel leaks to underground holding tanks or ponds. The technology for such a lining system already exists, as canals and landfills are already lined in similar ways. An over-matting could also funnel fuel fumes to sensors to detect even small leaks.

1. Using existing technology we can make the Keystone XL Pipeline safe and predictable……while improving the environment, creating jobs and generating revenue.http://www.bluegrassbit.com/projects/industry/steel_mills/http://www.ipexneb.com/ranches.htmlhttp://s2.webstarts.com/schifffarmsNE/

2. We know its going to leak…Most pipelines, regardless of what they contain, are designed with a typical life span of 25 years. When they do begin to fail, they do so slowly beginning with leaks at poor construction joints, corrosion points and small structural material cracks, and gradually progress to a catastrophic ending. http://www.enotes.com/topic/Leak_detection…two types of pipelines, those that leak and those that are going to leak. We can make a third type. A pipe line that contains leaks.…landowners, upset by last month's oil spill in Michigan, are urging the Obama administration to deny a proposal…http://mtlowdown.blogspot.com/2010/08/protests-spew-over-montana-gulf.htmlChevron Pipe Line Co. …About 100 barrels of oil spilled from the 15,000 barrel-a-day line in Salt Lake City Wednesday, local fire officials had said. That is the second spill in the same line in seven months. Last June, the line leaked about 800 barrels of crude oil into Red Butte Creek http://royaldutchshellplc.com/2010/06/13/shells-mississippi-oil-spill-due-to-out-and-out-negligence/Shell’s Mississippi oil spill due to out-and-out negligenceJun 13th, 2010 by John Donovan.

3. We know its going to leak…Another Keystone Pipeline Leak in Nebraska December 7, 2010 http://tarsandspipelines.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/another-keystone-pipeline-leak-in-nebraska/Most pipelines, regardless of what they contain, are designed with a typical life span of 25 years. When they do begin to fail, they do so slowly beginning with leaks at poor construction joints, corrosion points and small structural material cracks, and gradually progress to a catastrophic ending. http://www.enotes.com/topic/Leak_detection…two types of pipelines, those that leak and those that are going to leak. We can make a third type. A pipe line that contains leaks.…landowners, upset by last month's oil spill in Michigan, are urging the Obama administration to deny a proposal…http://mtlowdown.blogspot.com/2010/08/protests-spew-over-montana-gulf.htmlChevron Pipe Line Co. …About 100 barrels of oil spilled from the 15,000 barrel-a-day line in Salt Lake City Wednesday, local fire officials had said. That is the second spill in the same line in seven months. Last June, the line leaked about 800 barrels of crude oil into Red Butte Creek http://royaldutchshellplc.com/2010/06/13/shells-mississippi-oil-spill-due-to-out-and-out-negligence/Shell’s Mississippi oil spill due to out-and-out negligenceJun 13th, 2010 by John Donovan.

4. We know its going to leak…Another Keystone Pipeline Leak in Nebraska December 7, 2010 http://tarsandspipelines.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/another-keystone-pipeline-leak-in-nebraska/Most pipelines, regardless of what they contain, are designed with a typical life span of 25 years. When they do begin to fail, they do so slowly beginning with leaks at poor construction joints, corrosion points and small structural material cracks, and gradually progress to a catastrophic ending. http://www.enotes.com/topic/Leak_detection…two types of pipelines, those that leak and those that are going to leak. We can make a third type. A pipe line that contains leaks.…landowners, upset by last month's oil spill in Michigan, are urging the Obama administration to deny a proposal…http://mtlowdown.blogspot.com/2010/08/protests-spew-over-montana-gulf.html…but we can plan for it and contain it.Chevron Pipe Line Co. …About 100 barrels of oil spilled from the 15,000 barrel-a-day line in Salt Lake City Wednesday, local fire officials had said. That is the second spill in the same line in seven months. Last June, the line leaked about 800 barrels of crude oil into Red Butte Creek http://royaldutchshellplc.com/2010/06/13/shells-mississippi-oil-spill-due-to-out-and-out-negligence/Shell’s Mississippi oil spill due to out-and-out negligenceJun 13th, 2010 by John Donovan.

5. We already require in situ catastrophic spill containment for stationary petroleum tanks. http://www.sarvabioremed.com/spillremed-industrial/bioremediation-of-a-contained-open-water-spill-in-a-mine/bioremediation-of-a-contained-open-water-spill-in-a-mine/IndustrialPortablehttp://www.enpac.com/stinger-railbermFarmhttp://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/Spill-Containment-Berm-offers-drive-in-drive-out-operation-18936http://www.aquastore.com/leachate.htmlhttp://www.emd.saccounty.net/EnvComp/HM/AST.htmlhttp://www.aegweb.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4252

6. We already require in situ catastrophic spill containment for stationary petroleum tanks. How is a pipeline not a stationary tank?http://www.sarvabioremed.com/spillremed-industrial/bioremediation-of-a-contained-open-water-spill-in-a-mine/bioremediation-of-a-contained-open-water-spill-in-a-mine/IndustrialPortablehttp://www.enpac.com/stinger-railbermFarmhttp://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/Spill-Containment-Berm-offers-drive-in-drive-out-operation-18936http://www.aquastore.com/leachate.htmlhttp://www.emd.saccounty.net/EnvComp/HM/AST.htmlhttp://www.aegweb.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4252

7. We already require in situ catastrophic spill containment for stationary petroleum tanks. How is a pipeline not a stationary tank?http://www.sarvabioremed.com/spillremed-industrial/bioremediation-of-a-contained-open-water-spill-in-a-mine/bioremediation-of-a-contained-open-water-spill-in-a-mine/IndustrialA pipeline can potentially deliver a lot more oil in a shorter amount of time, leaks can go undetected for years and there is no in situ containment regulation. A pipeline is much more dangerous than a stationary tank.Portablehttp://www.enpac.com/stinger-railbermFarmhttp://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/Spill-Containment-Berm-offers-drive-in-drive-out-operation-18936http://www.aquastore.com/leachate.htmlhttp://www.emd.saccounty.net/EnvComp/HM/AST.htmlhttp://www.aegweb.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4252

8. How do you contain 250 miles of pipeline?http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1391454.htmhttp://sierranebraska.org/?p=827

9. http://www.sedimentremediation.com/GeosyntheticClayLiners.aspxhttp://www.geocheminc.com/canals.htmhttp://www.englining.co.za/index.php/canalsA protective underlayment could contain and channel leaks.http://www.dust-control-inc.com/Landfill-liner.htmhttp://weymouthreliefroad.wordpress.com/tag/park-and-ride/http://deereault.com/ditch-canal-design/farmers-high-line-canal.phpWe already line canals, landfills, ponds…

10. http://www.sedimentremediation.com/GeosyntheticClayLiners.aspxhttp://www.geocheminc.com/canals.htmhttp://www.englining.co.za/index.php/canalsA protective underlayment could contain and channel leaks.The technology already exists.http://www.dust-control-inc.com/Landfill-liner.htmhttp://weymouthreliefroad.wordpress.com/tag/park-and-ride/http://deereault.com/ditch-canal-design/farmers-high-line-canal.phpWe already line canals, landfills, ponds…

11. The area to be lined for a pipeline is much lessand it has already been done.http://freeassociationdesign.wordpress.com/2010/02/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1391454.htmhttp://www.tencate.com/1844/TenCate-Geosynthetics/Region-Europe/en/en-TenCate-Geosynthetics-Europe/Applications/Reinforcement/Pipeline-construction

12. The area to be lined for a pipeline is much lessThe technology already exists.and it has already been done.http://freeassociationdesign.wordpress.com/2010/02/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1391454.htmhttp://www.tencate.com/1844/TenCate-Geosynthetics/Region-Europe/en/en-TenCate-Geosynthetics-Europe/Applications/Reinforcement/Pipeline-construction

13. Leaks captured by the underlayment could be funneled to underground tanks or holding ponds.http://www.envirotank.com.au/underground_storage_tanks.htmhttp://www.fextex.com/http://www.america.gov/st/energy-english/2008/March/20080312162449WRybakcuh0.8249105.htmlhttp://www.marylandaviation.com/_media/client/communityrelations/opes/retention_pond.jpghttp://bluegreenbldg.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/bguvparkingswale.jpgEven Wal-Mart builds containment ponds

14. Leaks captured by the underlayment could be funneled to underground tanks or holding ponds.http://www.envirotank.com.au/underground_storage_tanks.htmhttp://www.fextex.com/The technology already exists.http://www.america.gov/st/energy-english/2008/March/20080312162449WRybakcuh0.8249105.htmlhttp://www.marylandaviation.com/_media/client/communityrelations/opes/retention_pond.jpghttp://bluegreenbldg.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/bguvparkingswale.jpgEven Wal-Mart builds containment ponds

15. As all leaks will drain into the valleys, each valleys will need a holding tank large enough to drain the line from ridge to ridge.http://freeassociationdesign.wordpress.com/2010/02/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1391454.htm

16. An over matting would keep rainwater out.http://blogs.opb.org/repblog/2010/07/29/talking-trash-the-rural-economy-of-garbage/http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0709_sw1_landfill.htmlhttp://www.cwengineers.com/services.htmhttp://www.hiwtc.com/products/hdpe-membrane-material-11527-180336.htmhttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/trash/dispcapp.htm

17. An over matting would keep rainwater out.http://blogs.opb.org/repblog/2010/07/29/talking-trash-the-rural-economy-of-garbage/http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0709_sw1_landfill.htmlThe technology already exists.http://www.cwengineers.com/services.htmhttp://www.hiwtc.com/products/hdpe-membrane-material-11527-180336.htmhttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/trash/dispcapp.htm

18. An over matting would also funnel fuel fumes to sensors that could detect even the smallest hydrocarbon leak.http://blogs.opb.org/repblog/2010/07/29/talking-trash-the-rural-economy-of-garbage/http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0709_sw1_landfill.htmlhttp://www.cwengineers.com/services.htmSensors already exist to detect petroleum leaks.Gas detection and sequestration system for a landfill.http://halmapr.com/news/crowcon/page/4/http://www.contros.eu/products-hydroC-PAH.htmlhttp://www.spectronicdevices.com/OilLeak/oilleakhome.htmlhttp://www.spectronicdevices.com/OilLeak/oilleakhome.htmlhttp://www.toronto.ca/garbage/greenlane/album/06.htm

19. An over matting would also funnel fuel fumes to sensors that could detect even the smallest hydrocarbon leak.http://blogs.opb.org/repblog/2010/07/29/talking-trash-the-rural-economy-of-garbage/The technology already exists.http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0709_sw1_landfill.htmlhttp://www.cwengineers.com/services.htmSensors already exist to detect petroleum leaks.Gas detection and sequestration system for a landfill.http://halmapr.com/news/crowcon/page/4/http://www.contros.eu/products-hydroC-PAH.htmlhttp://www.spectronicdevices.com/OilLeak/oilleakhome.htmlhttp://www.spectronicdevices.com/OilLeak/oilleakhome.htmlhttp://www.toronto.ca/garbage/greenlane/album/06.htm

20. Improving Nebraska’s natural environment.We propose that: 1. Land should be purchased by TransCanada and donated to a state or a Nebraska NGO environmental trust. The amount of land should equal to 4 times the area of the land for which the pipeline and pipeline construction covered. Because there are a lot of competing interests in land management, it may be of some value to divide that land up among several parties. Selection of the land should be made by the awarded institutions not TransCanada .2. In addition, 4 times the area of land effected by any spill should be purchased and delivered to a Nebraska environmental trust. This assumes that the effected land was completely rehabilitated. If no spills occur, this provision will never be implemented. http://denr.sd.gov/stimulusdenr.aspxhttp://pejnolan.blogspot.com/2010/03/sandhill-cranes.htmlhttp://www.centraltexasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=13673339&clienttype=printableThis set aside land would be developed into a natural parks and preserves.

21. The technology already exists, using it will put more Nebraskans and Americans to work, improve our nation’s strength, and if done correctly, improve the natural areas of Nebraska.http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/photos/na/na0809a.htmlWe have the Technology now.

22. Assumptions:That the pipeline is going to be built and is going to pass through the Sand Hills. We do not recommend that the pipeline pass through the Sand Hills. Additionally, building the pipeline over the aquifer represents a profoundly risky venture. We do think it can be built and operated in a much safer manner than proposed. (See : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK_r0F51CFI)

23. Underlayment and overlayment are made of material strong enough to withstand a blowout.