HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210726Avista to Staff Attachment 1I.PDFNOTICE: This report is required by 49 CFR Part 191. Failure to report can result in a civil penalty not to
exceed 100,000 for each violation for each day that such violation persists except that the maximum civil
penalty shall not exceed $1,000,000 as provided in 49 USC 60122.
OMB NO: 2137-0629
EXPIRATION DATE: 10/31/2021
U.S Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Initial Date
Submitted:
02/09/2021
Form Type:SUPPLEMENTAL
Date
Submitted:07/20/2021
ANNUAL REPORT FOR
CALENDAR YEAR 2020
GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
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PART A - OPERATOR INFORMATION (DOT use only)20210250-43519
1. Name of Operator AVISTA CORP
2. LOCATION OF OFFICE (WHERE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED)
2a. Street Address 1411 E MISSION AVE
2b. City and County SPOKANE
2c. State WA
2d. Zip Code 99202
3. OPERATOR'S 5 DIGIT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 31232
4. HEADQUARTERS NAME & ADDRESS
4a. Street Address 1411 East Mission, (PO Box 3727, 99220-3727)
4b. City and County Spokane
4c. State WA
4d. Zip Code 99202
5. STATE IN WHICH SYSTEM OPERATES ID
6. THIS REPORT PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COMMODITY GROUP (Select Commodity Group based on the predominant gas carried and
complete the report for that Commodity Group. File a separate report for each Commodity Group included in this OPID.)
Natural Gas
7. THIS REPORT PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING TYPE OF OPERATOR (Select Type of Operator based on the structure of the company
included in this OPID for which this report is being submitted.):
Investor Owned
PART B - SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
1.GENERAL
STEEL
PLASTIC
CAST/
WROUGHT
IRON
DUCTILE
IRON COPPER OTHER
RECONDITION
ED
CAST IRON
SYSTEM
TOTAL
UNPROTECTED CATHODICALLY
PROTECTED
BARE COATED BARE COATED
MILES OF
MAIN 0 0 0 534.980 1583.922 0 0 0 0 0 2118.902
NO. OF
SERVICES 0 0 0 11766 72170 0 0 0 0 0 83936
2.MILES OF MAINS IN SYSTEM AT END OF YEAR
MATERIAL UNKNOWN 2" OR LESS OVER 2"
THRU 4"
OVER 4"
THRU 8"
OVER 8"
THRU 12"OVER 12"SYSTEM TOTALS
STEEL 0 331.365 116.805 84.491 2.319 0
534.98
DUCTILE IRON 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
COPPER 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
CAST/WROUGH
T IRON 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
PLASTIC PVC 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
PLASTIC PE 0 1167.770 293.078 123.074 0 0
1583.922
PLASTIC ABS 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
PLASTIC
OTHER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OTHER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RECONDITIONE
D CAST IRON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 0 1499.135 409.883 207.565 2.319 0
2118.902
Describe Other Material:
3.NUMBER OF SERVICES IN SYSTEM AT END OF YEAR AVERAGE SERVICE LENGTH: 90
MATERIAL UNKNOWN 1" OR LESS OVER 1"
THRU 2"
OVER 2"
THRU 4"
OVER 4"
THRU 8"OVER 8"SYSTEM TOTALS
STEEL 208 11371 179 7 1 0 11766
DUCTILE IRON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
COPPER 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
CAST/WROUGH
T IRON 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
PLASTIC PVC 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
PLASTIC PE 442 71407 305 12 4 0
72170
PLASTIC ABS 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
PLASTIC
OTHER 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
OTHER 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
RECONDITIONE
D CAST IRON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 650 82778 484 19 5 0 83936
Describe Other Material:
4.MILES OF MAIN AND NUMBER OF SERVICES BY DECADE OF INSTALLATION
UNKNOWN PRE-
1940
1940-
1949
1950-
1959
1960-
1969
1970-
1979
1980-
1989
1990-
1999
2000-
2009
2010-
2019
2020-
2029 TOTAL
MILES OF
MAIN 4.912 0 0 90.479 294.788 117.889 95.044 770.165 480.931 230.259 34.435 2118.902
NUMBER
OF
SERVICES
1109 0 0 702 6436 4968 5075 29240 19352 15066 1988 83936
PART C - TOTAL LEAKS AND HAZARDOUS LEAKS ELIMINATED/REPAIRED DURING THE YEAR
CAUSE OF LEAK MAINS SERVICES
TOTAL HAZARDOUS TOTAL HAZARDOUS
CORROSION FAILURE 1 1 1 1
NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 8 5
EXCAVATION DAMAGE 32 31 134 132
OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE
DAMAGE 2 2 24 21
PIPE, WELD OR JOINT FAILURE 4 1 16 4
EQUIPMENT FAILURE 11 8 99 1
INCORRECT OPERATIONS 2 1 4 3
OTHER CAUSE 2 2 3 3
NUMBER OF KNOWN SYSTEM LEAKS AT END OF YEAR SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR : 148
PART D - EXCAVATION DAMAGE PART E - EXCESS FLOW VALUE (EFV) AND SERVICE VALVE DATA
1. TOTAL NUMBER OF EXCAVATION DAMAGES BY APPARENT
ROOT CAUSE: 169
Total Number Of Services with EFV Installed During Year: 1931
Estimated Number Of Services with EFV In the System At End Of Year:
18952
* Total Number of Manual Service Line Shut-off Valves Installed During
Year: 37
* Estimated Number of Services with Manual Service Line Shut-off Valves
Installed in the System at End of Year: 646
*These questions were added to the report in 2017.
a. One-Call Notification Practices Not Sufficient: 66
b. Locating Practices Not Sufficient: 19
c. Excavation Practices Not Sufficient: 78
d. Other: 6
2. NUMBER OF EXCAVATION TICKETS : 42605
PART F - LEAKS ON FEDERAL LAND PART G-PERCENT OF UNACCOUNTED FOR GAS
TOTAL NUMBER OF LEAKS ON FEDERAL LAND REPAIRED OR
SCHEDULED TO REPAIR: 0
UNACCOUNTED FOR GAS AS A PERCENT OF TOTAL CONSUMPTION
FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30 OF THE REPORTING YEAR.
[(PURCHASED GAS + PRODUCED GAS) MINUS (CUSTOMER USE +
COMPANY USE + APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS)] DIVIDED BY
(CUSTOMER USE + COMPANY USE + APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS)
TIMES 100 EQUALS PERCENT UNACCOUNTED FOR.
FOR YEAR ENDING 6/30: -1.97%
PART H - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Part C - 81 leaks were carried over from 2019: 10 were repaired in 2020, 39 were non-reportable once repaired, 30 were found not to be gas leaks once
investigated, and 2 were carried over into 2021 (repaired in January of 2021).Supplement: The percent of unaccounted for gas was updated due to a
miscalculation that was found after the original report was submitted.
PART I - PREPARER
Brian Schultz,Pipeline Integrity Program Mgr
(Preparer's Name and Title)
(509)495-2162
(Area Code and Telephone Number)
Brian.Schultz@avistacorp.com
(Preparer's email address)(Area Code and Facsimile Number)