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APPROVED 10/13/2014 <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 8/27/2014 Page 31 of 64 <br /> <br /> <br /> 1 <br />Timothy Ives: Ok, but I think it does speak though to the…. Oh somebody was just mentioning the fact 2 <br />that that when the pipe did blow we had to actually walk away because they restricted all cars for roughly 3 <br />a quarter of a mile and that was Orange County Sheriff’s Department that was not PSNC. We had to 4 <br />walk on at least a quarter of a mile until the officers picked us up and took us up the road. I guess what I 5 <br />really want to make sure is you have objective evidence that is not coming solely from PSNC or any of 6 <br />their agents that whatever independent bodies are allowed from state government and federal that you 7 <br />use those folks in comparing the data. 8 <br /> 9 <br />Larry Wright: We have these. It’s in the packet. We have experts that the County brings in; safety 10 <br />experts, environmental experts and so on. We have this in our packet sir. 11 <br /> 12 <br />Timothy Ives: Ok, my last question for you is can you explain the process of what happens after tonight? 13 <br />I’m really not sure how this goes from here. Could you give me a brief synopsis? 14 <br /> 15 <br />Larry Wright: Mr. Harvey? 16 <br /> 17 <br />Michael Harvey: If the permit is issued then PSNC has the authority to begin operation and install the 18 <br />line. Any decision made by the Board of Adjustment is automatically appealable to Orange County 19 <br />Superior Court in the nature of certiorari within 30 days of the decision. 20 <br /> 21 <br />Timothy Ives: What happens? Are you then meeting in executive session, you review the data and then 22 <br />you make a decision? 23 <br /> 24 <br />Michael Harvey: They are voting on the application and the evidence that has been presented into the 25 <br />record this evening. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Timothy Ives: So you will make a decision tonight? 28 <br /> 29 <br />Larry Wright: If indeed it is within the hour. 30 <br /> 31 <br />Timothy Ives: Within the hour, then I will get out of the way because there are others who have other 32 <br />points to be made. Thank you. 33 <br /> 34 <br />Larry Wright: Thank you. 35 <br /> 36 <br />Jeff Schmitt: The gentleman brings up some very good issues and while this may not be relevant I think 37 <br />for the education of the citizens here in attendance, from a state standard perspective, when you have to 38 <br />dynamite through rock and there are wells within some issue of that how is that all that handled? How 39 <br />does that work? 40 <br /> 41 <br />Rob Priester: First I’d like to say we have instruction practices in talking with our contractor. We have no 42 <br />anticipation of blasting on this project. If that is needed given the conditions that are present, both 43 <br />Cardinal and PSNC, we have blasting plans that are in place that have to be approved by both 44 <br />companies as far as the plan that the contractor is going to use. Appropriate stuff will be followed to 45 <br />make sure the pipeline is safe and …… 46 <br /> 47 <br />Larry Wright: I have a follow up question. Have you, in your experience ever seen a compromised of 48 <br />well water that would be near where the integrity of a well water near where a pipeline has been either 49 <br />maintained or laid down. 50 <br /> 51 <br />Rob Priester: First of all, no I have not. I don’t know if anybody has. 52 <br /> 53 <br />Matthew Rhoads: A gas line leak can’t contaminate water. The gas will rise up through the ground and 54 <br />into the air. 55