that is that you referred to the ferc we committed to doing some repair and improvements with the thinkingfar as what can be done on the lower

that is that you referred to the ferc we committed to doing some repair and improvements with the thinkingfar as what can be done on the lower tuolumne, there are things we can do and that we can not. the hardest thing for us is to contribute water. the easier thing is to invest in either streambed operations or repairing a corridor. this is consistent with that kind of thinking process. is there a recent annual report on the program? >> we do annual postings on our public website. for the summaries, and we hope to provide a more detailed report for the fiscal year and bring it to the commission, a think we are scheduled to do that before the end of the calendar year. i am not sure when. commissioner moran: one thing i would be interested in looking at when that does come forward is the anticipated allocation of money and effort into types of acquisitions. this is not really a watershed acquisition. it is not part of our watershed. it is impact area. but i would be interested in seeing how much is of this nature and how much of it would be in various watershed areas as far as what we are p

companies have to go to state regulators or, in some cases, the federal regulators other than them, fercr example, in order to get rate increases to generate the funds necessary to make these repairs. the underground infrastructure is very expensive. host: so how does that affect public safety? guest: well, one of the reasons that fmsa came out with the pipes act in 2004 was to try to identify ahead of time pipelines that need care and attention and to look at and try to both identify and manage potential issues before, you know, they get to the point where they could cause an accident. host: but the mapping system is here, the areas have been identified, but we still have accidents. guest: yeah, unfortunately, there's too much bureaucracy involved, and it's too long of a process. and what we have to do, and the administration right now is looking to reauthorize the pipeline program, we've got to look for ways to be faster, more nimble, in order to respond to potential threats once they're identified. host: when you have a complex of state and federal regulators and private, how can you