# COALINGA, CITY OF — Warning Letter

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** CPF 520190013W
- **title:** COALINGA, CITY OF — Warning Letter
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2019-03-18
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED warning letter citing 192.465(b), 192.465(d).
- **machine formats:** - **json:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520190013w.json
- **markdown:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520190013w.md
- **app url:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520190013w
- **source url:** https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520190013W
**body:**

Warning Letter involving COALINGA, CITY OF. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.465(b),  192.465(d). The case was opened on 2019-03-18 and is reported as closed as of 2019-03-18. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

520190013W_Warning Letter_03182019.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520190013W/520190013W_Warning%20Letter_03182019.pdf

520190013W_Warning Letter_03182019_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520190013W/520190013W_Warning%20Letter_03182019_text.pdf

520190013W_Warning Letter_03182019_text.pdf

WARNING LETTER
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
March 18, 2019
Mayor Ron Lander
City of Coalinga
155 West Durian
Coalinga, CA 93210
CPF 5-2019-0013W
Dear Mayor Lander:
On August 7 and 8, 2018, a representative of the California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC), on behalf of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected the City of Coalinga’s
(Coalinga) natural gas distribution system.
Based on the inspection, it is alleged that you have committed probable violations of the
Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The items
inspected and the probable violations are:
1. § 192.465 External corrosion control: Monitoring.
(a) . . .
(b) Each cathodic protection rectifier or other impressed current power source
must be inspected six times each calendar year, but with intervals not exceeding
2½ months, to ensure that it is operating.
Coalinga did not inspect all of their pipeline facility rectifiers within the maximum time
intervals allowed. The rectifiers were not inspected during the following intervals:
 September 16 through December 22, 2015,
 April 2017 through July 2017, and
 July 2017 through October 2017 (rectifiers #7 - #13 only)



2. § 192.465 External corrosion control: Monitoring.
(a) . . .
(d) Each operator shall take prompt remedial action to correct any deficiencies
indicated by the monitoring.
Coalinga did not take prompt remedial action to correct cathodic protection deficiencies
identified in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Coalinga identified numerous test point locations that did
not meet the -850 mV criterion:
 33 test points on May 18, 2016,
 29 test points did not meet the -850 mV criterion on April 3, 2017,
 31 test points did not meet the -850 mV criterion on January 25, 2018
As of April 27, 2017, under 49 U.S.C. § 60122 and 49 CFR § 190.223, you are subject to a
civil penalty not to exceed $209,002 per violation per day the violation persists up to a
maximum of $2,090,022 for a 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 5-2019-0013W. 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
Acting Director, Western Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry
PHP-500 J. Dunphy (#162964)
Mr. Pete Preciado
Public Works Director
City of Coalinga
155 West Durian Avenue
Coalinga, CA 93210
2
- **truncated:** false
- **body characters:** 4019