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AGA Damage Prevention Follow Up Meeting June 2011. Introduction History of PGW Profile of Company System Characteristics Key to PGW’s success within Damage Prevention. PGW’s History. Established 1836 Largest municipally-owned utility in the United States
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Introduction • History of PGW • Profile of Company • System Characteristics • Key to PGW’s success within Damage Prevention
PGW’sHistory • Established 1836 • Largest municipally-owned utility in the United States • Run by the Philadelphia Facility Management Corporation (a nonprofit organization, appointed by the mayor) • Supplier of natural gas energy solutions to all consumers in the City of Philadelphia
PGW Profile • Main office and 4 strategically located service stations • Two Gas Processing Plants – LNG storage • Approximately 1,600 Employees
PGW System Statistics • 3,029 miles of main • 464,440 services • 1,562 miles of CI • Average service length – 32 feet • 85% low pressure • Urban environment
Material Type Cast Iron Steel Ductile Iron Plastic 3408 (Black) 2406 (Yellow) Main Operating Pressures Inches water column 6 (Six) PSIG 5 35 60 150 420 546 800 System Characteristics
Common Group Alliance (CGA) Member of PA One Call (POCS) Maintain a seat on Board Participate in the following groups: Compliance Task Force Local Government Committee Board Development Committee Prevention of Reoccurrence Committee PA Regional CGA Coordinating Groups
City of Philadelphia Board of Highway Supervisors Quarterly meetings of utilities with the construction industry and City Planning Engineers Quarterly meetings between Philadelphia Water Dept. (PWD) and PGW Contractor Awareness meetings Coordinating Groups - Continued
Workload / Resource Allocation • Average 41,000 annual locates • 21 tickets/day • Teamwork during overload periods by supplementing Watchmen as needed
Records • PGW has accurate records related to Mains and Service lines dating back to 1900 • Field draftsman gather changes on job sites, which is then updated in an electronic form • Ability to identify pipeline location using curb line reference points