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5.5 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HANDLING a fire and/or explosion would be reduced through compliance with applicable codes, regulations, and industry design/construction standards. The federal safety and operating requirements for natural gas pipelines are contained in Title 49 of the CFR,Parts 190 through 192. These requirements vary according to population density and land use;the pipeline classes are defined as follows: • Class 1 includes pipelines in locations with 10 or fewer buildings intended for human occupancy. • Class 2 includes pipelines in locations with more than 10,but fewer than 46 buildings intended for human occupancy. • Class 3 includes pipelines in locations with more than 46 buildings intended for human occupancy,or where the pipeline is within 100 yards of any building or small well-defined outside area occupied by 20 or more people on at least 5 days per week for 10 weeks in any 12-month period. • Class 4 includes pipelines in locations where buildings with 4 or more stories aboveground are prevalent. The project's pipeline will be designed to meet Class 1 service and will meet California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) General Order 112-D and 58-A standards,in addition to the federal requirements for gas pipeline construction and safety. The Woodbridge Fire Protection District has a total of four stations in its system. The closest fire station to the LEC project site is Woodbridge Station No.4 at 6365 W. Capitol Avenue, Lodi, California 95242. The station is approximately 1.8 miles north of the LEC and would provide the first response to the project site. Response time would be approximately 7 to 10 minutes. If hazardous materials were involved in the incident,Woodbridge Station No.4 would be the first on site,requesting additional resources from the other Woodbridge stations,the City of Stockton and the City of Lodi Fire Departments.Any mutual aid response for major incidents would also come from the other Woodbridge stations,the City of Stockton and the City of Lodi Fire Departments, depending on situation and need. The San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services operates and manages a county-wide Hazardous Materials (Haz Mat) Response Team.Woodbridge Station No. 4 has hazardous material (hazmat) response capabilities,with equipment and trained personnel. Additionally,the Stockton Fire Department hazmat capabilities are located at Station No. 10, with trained hazmat personnel and equipment. Stockton Station No. 10 is approximately 10 miles from the project site, at 2903 W. March Lane,Stockton, California 95219. 5.5.2.6 Schools The nearest school is Julia Morgan Elementary,which is approximately 2.9 miles south- southeast of the project site at 3777 A.G. Spanos Boulevard,Stockton, California. The proposed transportation routes for delivery of regulated materials such as anhydrous ammonia,as well as for all other hazardous materials used at the LEC,will not pass in the vicinity of the school. The recommended routes travel along the highways and access the project site from North Thornton Road. 5.5-20 SAC/371322/082330015(LEC_5.5_HAZMAT.DOC)