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3. Pipeline releases are often reported first by nearby residents, not by companies' leak detection systems. Having alert, well-informed neighbours is step one in emergency preparedness: those who are most at risk are bound to be the most attentive & responsive to the abnormal.
4. NEB and companies need to establish databases of these vulnerable high-consequence sites in order to allow for closer monitoring re. public awareness, first responder awareness, site-specific emergency planning, integrity of the pipe in that area, etc.
5. NEB and companies should ensure that high-consequence/"sensitive use" facilities are no longer permitted to be built next to transmission pipelines. This will reduce the need for site-specific planning and monitoring later on.
6. Further to #5, companies need to be honest when they are circulated regarding proposed development next to their pipeline. Companies need to tell planners that pipeline releases present risks that are unacceptable.