# COALINGA, CITY OF — Warning Letter

**Citation:** CPF 520090023W  
**Type / status:** enforcement / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2009-09-22

CLOSED warning letter citing 192.465(d).

## Document text

Warning Letter involving COALINGA, CITY OF. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.465(d). The case was opened on 2009-09-22 and is reported as closed as of 2009-09-22. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

520090023W_warning letter_09222009.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520090023W/520090023W_warning%20letter_09222009.pdf

520090023W_warning letter_09222009_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520090023W/520090023W_warning%20letter_09222009_text.pdf

520090023W_warning letter_09222009_text.pdf

WARNING LETTER
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
September 22, 2009
Mr. Bill Skinner
City Manager
City of Coalinga
155 West Durian
Coalinga, CA 93210
CPF 5-2009-0023W
Dear Mr. Skinner:
On March 16 to 20, 2009, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected your
municipal gas distribution pipeline facilities and supporting records in the State of California.
As a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed a probable violation of the
Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The item inspected and
the probable violation is:
1. §192.465 External corrosion control: Monitoring.
(d) Each operator shall take prompt remedial action to correct any deficiencies
indicated by the monitoring.
Records of the 2008 Annual Pipe-to-Soil Survey that was conducted by a contractor on behalf
of the City of Coalinga, Department of Public Works, shows that of the 157 test stations tested,
50 were below the mandatory minimum requirement of -0.850 mvdc; of these 50 readings, 10
were below -0.500 mvdc; and, six (6) were below -0.300 mvdc. However, the City of
Coalinga did not take timely remedial actions to investigate and correct any deficiencies of
their Cathodic Protection (CP) program. Therefore, the City of Coalinga failed to take prompt
remedial action as required by §192.465.



Under 49 United States Code, § 60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed
$100,000 for each violation for each day the violation persists up to a maximum of $1,000,000
for any related series of violations. We have reviewed the circumstances and supporting
documents involved in this case, and have decided not to conduct additional enforcement
action or penalty assessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to correct the item(s)
identified in this letter. Failure to do so will result in the City of Coalinga being subject to
additional enforcement action.
No reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer
to CPF 5-2009-0023W. Be advised that all material you submit in response to this
enforcement action is subject to being made publicly available. If you believe that any portion
of your responsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along
with the complete original document you must provide a second copy of the document with
the portions you believe qualify for confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why
you believe the redacted information qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C.
552(b).
Sincerely,
Chris Hoidal
Director, Western Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry
PHP-500 J. Kenerson (#123898)
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## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520090023W>
- Source ID: `phmsa-enforcement`
- SHA-256: `3cb4fa9087f7a41d9b301140144d79e43f0badc12d9b1986f0c310e1bd8feafc`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:44:44.458Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T00:57:07.321Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-enforcement-520090023w`

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