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Mayor Nickels Announces New Townhome Regulations
Mayor's Workforce Housing Incentive Passes Council
Police Contract Includes Pay Raises, Accountability
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Quick Jump:
PIPELINE SAFETY
From the Mayor
button Pipeline Company to dig up portions of suspected line 7/30/03

button Nickels Prepares to Shut Down Olympic Pipeline 7/14/03
video file Watch the press conference
--Read the response letter from Olympic Pipeline

button Mayor Nickels calls for safety tests on Olympic Pipe Line: Threatens shutdown unless safety tests are successful 7/3/03

button Letters to Olympic Pipeline  [pdf_488.9kb]

Learn about Pipeline Safety in Seattle
button Maps:
Geographic Locations of Digs in Seattle
Map 1 [pdf_921kb]
Map 2 [pdf_668kb]
button Map of Seattle Pipeline Overview with 'Inspection Site' Locations
[pdf_2.53 MB]

button Frequently Asked Questions about the Olympic Pipeline

button Olympic Pipeline Chronology

button Olympic Pipeline Background

button Leaks on the Olympic Pipeline
[pdf_58.6kb]

button Pipeline Alternatives

From the Media
8/18/03 Ruptured line creates gas crunch in Phoenix CNN
7/15/03 Nickels threatens to shut down fuel pipeline Seattle P-I
7/14/03 Mayor presses Olympic for tests; feds say not necessary Seattle P-I
7/14/03 Mayor presses Olympic for test of pipeline through city Seattle Times
7/14/03 Nickels Threatens To Shut Down Olympic Pipeline KOMO 4
7/14/03 Seattle mayor threatens to shut down pipeline KING 5
7/12/03 Olympic Pipe Line rejects testing demand    Seattle Times
7/12/03 Olympic Pipe Line Co. rejects Nickels' demands KING 5
7/03/03 Mayor demands safety testing on local pipeline Seattle Times
5/10/01 Pipeline bursts, spills during a water test Seattle Times
9/19/99 Bellingham pipeline ruptures during test Seattle Times
  

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