Avista 260609 Coeur d' Alene Safety Inspection

IPUC Pipeline Safety Inspection
Inspector(s): Brooks, Green Date(s): 260608-260612
Company/Owner: Avista Utilities Unit/OPID: 31232
Standard: ® Training: ❑ TIMP/DIMP: ❑ OQ: ❑
Incident: ❑ Damage Prevention: ❑ Drug & Alcohol: ❑ Inspection Days: 9.0
Insaecdon Summary
Audit consisted of IPUC inspectors Brooks and Green inspecting field installed equipment for the Coeur
d' Alene, Idaho inspection unit. The PHMSA IA question set and Avista equipment listing were used as a
guide throughout the audit to ensure all areas were completed.
June 8, 2026: (2.0 Standard) (Brooks 1.0) (Green 1.0)
Inspectors Brooks and Green travelled to Coeur d' Alene, Idaho.
June 9 - 10, 2026: (4.0 Standard) (Brooks 2.0) (Green 2.0)
Met with Avista company representatives in the Coeur d' Alene district office for a briefing, reviewed
welding records, past year work orders, verified calibrations of inspection equipment, verified OQ's and
began the field audit. Eight regulator stations were inspected for relief operation, regulator lock-up,
general condition of the station including pipe-to-soil wrap, and cathodic protection. Eight rectifiers,
fourteen carrier-to-casings, eighteen control valves and three above ground bridge crossings were also
inspected.
June 12, 2026: (2.0 Standard) (Brooks 1.0) (Green 1.0)
Inspectors Brooks and Green traveled back to Boise, Idaho.
June 15, 2026: (0.5 Standard) (Brooks 0.5)
Wrote inspection report, completed audit forms.
June 16, 2026: (0.5 Standard) (Green 0.5)
Wrote inspection report, completed audit forms.
Discrepancies:
At regulator station 626 the relief failed to reseat after relieving at the correct pressure. The downstream
pipe was protected from overpressure. Crew fixed on site and successfully re-tested.
Corrective Action Required: ❑ Yes ® No Compliance Letter#:
Lead Inspector: Brooks Date: Reviewer: Brooks Date:
260616
Signature: / 1 Signature:
IPUC Form I Rev. 12/08/2025