Pipeline Enforcement

Year Pipeline Operator Docket Link Additional Details Date of Final Order Penalty Amount Settlement Amount
2017 Puget Sound Energy PG-160924 Greenwood Incident 06-19-2017 $2,750,000 $1,500,000
2016 Cascade Natural Gas PG-150120 2013 Standard 03-20-2017 $2,500,000 $1,000,000
2013 Puget Sound Energy PG-111723 Pinehurst Incident 9-26-2013 $400,000 $275,000
2013 City of Buckley PG-110039 2011 Standard 10-10-2013 No Monetary Penalty No Monetary Penalty
2013 Cascade Natural Gas PG-130309 2012 Imp 07-02-2013 No Monetary Penalty No Monetary Penalty
2012 Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products PG-110017   08-09-2012 No Monetary Penalty No Monetary Penalty
2011 Avista Corporation PG-082253 Odessa 2-24-2011 $1,100,000 $200,000
2011 Cascade Natural Gas PG-110443 Aberdeen, Tri-Cities, Whatcom, Kitsap, Wenatchee, Moses Lake  8-3-2011 $2,225,000 $425,000
2011 Avista Corporation PG-100049 Spokane and Ritzville 11-23-2011 No Monetary Penalty No Monetary Penalty
2009 City of Enumclaw PG-080097   09-15-2009 $2,075,000 -
2008 Puget Sound Energy PG-060215 Pilchuck 04-09-2008 $2,000,000 $1,250,000
2008 Agrium Liquid PL-070131   06-12-2008 No Monetary Penalty No Monetary Penalty
2008 Agrium Gas PG-070132   06-12-2008 No Monetary Penalty No Monetary Penalty
2008 Inland Empire Paper PG-070010 PG-072246 07-31-2008 No Monetary Penalty No Monetary Penalty
2007 Cascade Natural Gas PG-060217 Aberdeen 06-27-2007 No Monetary Penalty No Monetary Penalty
2007 Northwest Natural PG-060208 Clark County 08-15-2007 No Monetary Penalty No Monetary Penalty
2007 Avista Corporation PG-070013 Spokane and Ritzville 10-10-2007 No Monetary Penalty No Monetary Penalty
2007 Puget Sound Energy PG-050516 King and Pierce PG-050331 10-10-2007 No Monetary Penalty No Monetary Penalty
2006 Puget Sound Energy PG-040210 Thurston and Lewis 04-06-2006 No Monetary Penalty No Monetary Penalty
2006 City of Buckley PG-060197   11-09-2006 No Monetary Penalty No Monetary Penalty
2006 City of Enumclaw PG-051609   12-13-2006 No Monetary Penalty No Monetary Penalty
2005 Puget Sound Energy PG-030080 King and Pierce County PG-030128 01-31-2005 $4,500,000 $500,000
2005 Cascade Natural Gas PG-030438 Bellingham and Mount Vernon 04-05-2005 $120,000 $75,000
2005 Puget Sound Energy PG-041209 King (Pilchuck) 09-28-2005 $75,000 $15,000
2005 Puget Sound Energy PG-041624 Bellevue 10-07-2005 $125,000 $90,000
2005 Weyerhauser PG-040984 Operator Qualifications 11-22-2005 $250,000 $75,000
2004 Puget Sound Energy Jackson Prairie PHMSA Interstate Penalty 07-25-2002 $335,000 $275,000
2003 Avista Corporation UG-020218 Spokane and Ritzville 03-26-2003 $81,000 $50,000
2002 Puget Sound Energy PG-001116 King County 07-25-2002 $50,000 $50,000
2002 Basin Frozen Foods PG-020230 PG-020232 05-14-2003 $111,000 $40,000
2000 Puget Sound Energy PG-000576

New Construction Activities (Puyallup, Auburn, and Lacey)

06-15-2005 No Monetary Penalty No Monetary Penalty
1992 Washington Natural Gas (PSE) UG-920487   06-19-1992 $1,000,000 -