Securing permits to construct new pipelines is often difficult due in part to community concerns about ruptures and leaks. While rare, the potential for fatalities, injuries, evacuations, pollution, and fire ignition are all serious risks that need to be addressed. Operators can build trust with regulators and communities by choosing Envirolock. In contrast to other risk reduction strategies, Envirolock's protections are both comprehensive and entirely built-in. Communities can rest assured that they will be protected even before an operator identifies that there is a problem. Put differently, Envirolock realigns the reality of pipeline integrity with the goals of pipeline integrity – “safety first”. Detection – while still necessary - is no longer the means through which safety is achieved.

Equipping new pipelines with Envirolock also means that operators can take advantage of its operational paybacks throughout the pipeline's entire life cycle. The possible benefits include:

• Are you installing a line using horizontal directional drilling techniques? With Envirolock, you no longer have to worry about the fiber optic leak detection being damaged during the installation process because Envirolock will protect it against exterior impacts even as it is being put in place.
• Use Envirolock to pro-actively achieve compliance with Class Location Change requirements. Installing Envirolock on a new pipeline means that your protected segments shouldn't need any future class upgrades, even if the communities around your pipeline grow.
• Does shutting-down a line for an emergency cut-out repair hurt your bottom line? With ECS, you can extend the useful life of a leaking/ruptured segment by up to 6 months while entirely avoiding unplanned disruptions to customer deliveries.