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APPROVED 10/13/2014 OC Board of Adjustment – 8/27/2014 Page 7 of 64 the abstract, Mr. Harvey, feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, staff has indicated that it is compliance with 1 the Comprehensive Plan and the other development ordinances so we would submit that has already 2 been established. That being said, with me today, I have Rob Priester with PSNC Energy. Rob is a Civil 3 Engineering, received a Civil Engineering degree from Clemson University. He is a licensed professional 4 engineer. He has been an engineer on gas pipeline work for about 7 years doing pipeline design and 5 engineering and project management. Also, with me tonight is Andrew Moore, in the blue shirt over 6 here. Andrew received his Civil Engineering from NC State. He has been a licensed professional 7 engineer since 2000. He has had 19 years of progressive pipeline experience with Piedmont Natural 8 Gas, North Carolina Natural Gas and PSNC Energy including pipeline design and engineering, pipeline 9 integrity management, regulatory compliance among other things. We would tender both of these 10 witnesses as experts in pipeline design, construction, operation and safety. I don’t know if that is 11 something you guys typically rule on if it is tendered. 12 James Bryan: Not unless there is an objection. 13 Matthew Rhoads:Very briefly and I think I am also cognoscente of the fact of how many people are going 14 to speak here tonight, the summary of the project; this is a 16 mile long 16 inch natural gas pipeline that 15 is going from Graham in Alamance County to Carrboro and Orange County. The entire length of that is 16 parallel in existing 10 inch natural gas pipeline. It is within, I believe, about 10 feet of that existing line for 17 the most part. There are a couple of places where we had to jog around for different reasons. The vast 18 majority of it is in existing right of way that PSNC has already acquired in the 1950s for that 10 inch 19 pipeline but it specifically grants the right to install an additional pipeline with some additional payment 20 which we will make as required by the easements. For about half of the length of the project in Orange 21 County, it is also paralleling a 24 inch natural gas pipeline that owned by Cardinal Pipeline Company, 22 something along those line so for about half the project, there is already an existing 24 inch pipeline and 23 existing 10 inch pipeline and then this would be the third pipeline right beside there and Cardinal has its 24 own easement that is separate and apart from PSNC’s. Again, primarily, this is all being installed with an 25 existing right of way and we are complying with those easement requirements. At this time, I would call 26 Rob Priester to give some additional evidence. I believe, Mr. Priester, you have already been sworn? 27 Rob Priester: I have been sworn. I am Robert Priester with Scana and PSNC Energy. 28 Matt Rhoads: And if you would just state your address. Your work address 29 Rob Priester: It’s 100 Scana Parkway, Casey, South Carolina 27033. 30 Matt Rhoads: And what has your role been with the project? 31 Rob Priester: I am the project manager. We have outside consultants that I am overseeing. 32 Matt Rhoads: And did you help prepare the application in this matter? 33 Rob Priester: Yes. 34 Matt Rhoads: And everything in the application true and accurate to your knowledge? 35 Rob Priester: Yes. 36 Matt Rhoads: And is it your understanding that staff believes the application to be complete? 37 Rob Priester: Yes. 38 Matt Rhoads: And PSNC has submitted the plans and documents required by Sections 5.32 and 5.95 39 and of the Unified Development Ordinance? Is that correct? 40 Rob Priester: Yes. 41