Kathy Castor: “I include in the Record some information on pipeline incidents from the U.S. Government, just to highlight the fact that…”

“I include in the Record some information on pipeline incidents from the U.S. Government, just to highlight the fact that it is vitally important that these pipelines undergo safety and environmental reviews. These are the pipeline incident reports from 1997-2016 for all States. I will just read a few of these statistics here. In 2016, you had 16 fatalities from natural gas pipeline incidents, 83 injuries, total cost of property damage, over $300 million. In 2015, 10 fatalities, 49 injuries, over 328 incidents. There is a 3-year average from 2014-2016 of 312 incidents. The 5-year average across the country is 299 incidents; 10-year average, 286 incidents. For fatalities, the 3-year average, 15 fatalities; the 5-year average, 13; the 10-year average, 13; the 20-year average, 16. And for injuries, the 3-year average, 75 injuries; the 5-year average, 64 injuries; the 10-year average, 64 injuries; the 20-year average, 65 injuries. And the property damage report, just the 3-year average is about $315 million. PHMSA Pipeline Incidents: Multi-Year Averages (19974-2016) Incident Type: Significant, System Type: All, State: All. Incident count: 3 Year Average, (2014-2016), 312; 5 Year Average, (2012- 2016), 299; 10 Year Average, (2007-2016), 286; 20 Year Average, (1997-2016), 284. Fatalities: 3 Year Average, 15; 5 Year Average, 13; 10 Year Average, 13; 20 Year Average, 16.…”