Millions of people all across the country share the same neighbor. This neighbor does not intrude where it’s not wanted and simply goes about its business helping all of us every day. Pipelines are the energy lifelines of many of our daily activities from driving our children to school, heating our homes, to buying groceries at the store delivered by trucks run on diesel.
When you first meet New Mexico’s Pipeline Safety Bureau Chief, you may be caught off guard by his youth. After the visit, you’ll remember his unwavering commitment to his core values that include family, friends, and New Mexico. He smiled and said, “I was born in Roswell in 1977. My family has always been an integral part of my life. This support structure helped keep my feet on the ground. Almost the day after graduating from Roswell High School, my uncle came by and told me to pack my stuff; you are going to college and getting an education.”
You are cordially invited to attend an open meeting to discuss the CGA Damage Information Reporting Tool (D.I.R.T.) on June 23, 2010. The meeting will take place at the Hilton Hotel located at 1901 University Blvd NE in Albuquerque at 9:00 am. Please RSVP to 505-254-7315. NMOC has entered into an agreement with the D.I.R.T. programmers and with the State of NM to modify the NM Virtual Private D.I.R.T. software to provide a tool to track excavation related damages and associated administrative actions and penalties.
New Mexico One Call’s Annual Meeting was held on May 5, 2010 and was a big success. There were more than 75 members in attendance. Roger Cox, publisher of our New Mexico 811 magazine was our guest speaker and proved to be very informative and entertaining. I would like to issue a warm welcome …