View Case Filings for: 2019-00065

Case Number:2019-00065
Service Type:Gas
Filing Date:2/28/2019
Category:Regular
Utilities:

Drakesboro Natural Gas Co.

Electronic Case
Case Nature:

CITY OF DRAKESBORO D/B/A DRAKESBORO NATURAL GAS COMPANY - ELECTRONIC INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH KRS 278.495, 807 KAR 5:027, AND 49 C.F.R. PART 192

Docket for Case 2019-00065

Case Filings
Filing	Documents
2/25/2021 8:34:44 AM Final Order Entered: 1. Drakesboro is assessed civil penalties in the total amount of $864,000 for the violations identified herein. 2. Drakesboro shall pay $30,000 of the penalties within 180 days of the date of this Order by cashier’s check or money order payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer, and mailed or delivered to the Office of the General Counsel, Kentucky Public Service Commission, 211 Sower Boulevard, Post Office Box 615, Frankfort, Kentucky 40602. 3. The remaining civil penalties assessed shall be suspended contingent upon: (a) Drakesboro completing of the Phase I project recommended by Abacus by March 1, 2022; (b) Drakesboro replacing its four regulators and performing any related work on the regulator stations necessary to make Drakesboro’s system safe in the long term by March 1, 2022, unless a licensed engineer opines that a regulator station may be eliminated, in which case Drakesboro may satisfy this condition by replacing all of the regulators not eliminated and satisfying any conditions identified by the licensed engineer as being necessary to eliminate regulators within the same period; (c) Drakesboro filing a plan with the Commission by March 1, 2022 for the replacement of all steel mains in its system.	20210225_PSC_ORDER.pdf
2/28/2020 2:55:32 PM 20200228_PSC Notice of Filing.pdf	20200228_PSC Notice of Filing.pdf
2/21/2020 6:09:36 PM Post Hearing Brief Teresa Fulkerson City Of Drakesboro	a77.PDF post hearing brief a78.PDF exhibit a a79.PDF exhibit b a80.PDF exhibit c a81.PDF exhibit d
2/7/2020 3:57:16 PM 20200207_PSC Notice of Filing.pdf	20200207_PSC Notice of Filing.pdf
2/5/2020 3:33:18 PM Order Entered: 1. DOI shall file its post-hearing brief on or before February 7, 2020. 2. Drakesboro shall file its post-hearing brief on or before February 21, 2020. 3. Drakesboro shall file any supplement to its responses to DOl's post-hearing data requests on or before February 21, 2020. 4. DOI shall file its reply brief on or before February 28, 2020. 5. This case shall stand submitted for a decision by the Commission effective 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, on February 29, 2020.	20200205_PSC_ORDER.pdf
1/22/2020 11:31:13 AM 20200122_PSC Notice of Filing.pdf	20200122_PSC Notice of Filing.pdf
12/3/2019 2:05:19 PM This is a response to the Post-Hearing Request for Information Response to PSC Request for Information CIty of Drakesboro	a57.PDF Exhibit A a58.PDF Exhibit D a59.PDF Exhibit B a61.PDF Exhibit C a62.PDF Responsive Pleading
11/20/2019 11:49:51 AM Data Request	20191120_DATA_REQUEST.pdf
11/15/2019 3:48:35 PM Order Entered: 1. The Division of Inspections (DOI) of the Kentucky Public Service Commission shall file its post-hearing data request on or before Wednesday, November 20, 2019. Drakesboro shall file its response to the data request on or before December 3, 2019. 2. DOI shall file its post-hearing brief on or before Monday, January 6, 2020. 3. Drakesboro shall file its post-hearing brief on or before Tuesday, February 4, 2020. 4. DOI shall file its reply brief on or before Tuesday, February 11, 2020. 5. This case shall be submitted at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, on Wednesday, February 12, 2020.	20191115_PSC_ORDER.pdf
11/6/2019 11:15:10 AM 20191106_PSC Subpoena Shawn Martin.pdf	20191106_PSC Subpoena Shawn Martin.pdf
11/1/2019 2:24:14 PM Bi-Weekly PSC filing Teresa Fulkerson City of Drakesboro	811_tickets.PDF 811 emergency and non emergency locates Odorant_Test.PDF Odorant test report PSC_cover_letter.PDF PSC Cover letter listing documents Purchase_Point.PDF Purchase point report Weekly_sniff.PDF weekly sniff report Work_orders.PDF work orders completed last two weeks
10/22/2019 11:10:21 AM 20191022_PSC Notice of Filing.pdf	20191022_PSC Notice of Filing.pdf
10/18/2019 3:09:15 PM Bi-weekly PSC filing for the City of Drakesboro Ky Teresa Fulkerson City of Drakesboro	811_Tks.PDF 811 Tickets Gas_leak_documents.PDF Gas Leak reports and repairs Odorant_Report.PDF Odorant Report PSC_Cover_letter.PDF PSC Cover letter including a list of documents Purchase_Point_Pressure_Results.PDF Purchase Point Pressures Weekly_Sniff_Test_Results.PDF Weekly Sniff Test Result Work_Orders_Copies.PDF Work Orders that have been completed
10/7/2019 10:41:50 AM Order Entered: 1. Drakesboro shall appear on November 15, 2019, at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, in Hearing Room 1 of the Commission's offices at 211 Sower Boulevard in Frankfort, Kentucky, for the purpose of presenting evidence concerning the condition of its natural gas distribution system, the improvements that must be made to the system to assure its safe operation, and the estimated cost to complete these improvements. 2. The November 15, 2019 hearing shall be recorded by videotape only. 3. Drakesboro shall comply with all requirements set forth in the March 12, 2019 Order unless and until a requirement is modified or lifted by Order of the Commission.	20191007_PSC_ORDER.pdf
10/4/2019 3:58:24 PM This is the bi-weekly filing for Drakesboro Natural Gas for the week of 10/4/2019 Samantha Nasielski Drakesboro Natural Gas Co.	811_Tickets.PDF 811 Locate tickets 911_CAD.PDF 911 calls and resulting work order Cover_Sheet.PDF Cover sheet from The City of Drakesboro Odorant.PDF Odorant Purchase_Point_Pressure.PDF Purchase Point pressure Weekly_Sniff_Test.PDF Weekly sniff test Work_Orders.PDF Work Orders
9/20/2019 3:53:54 PM Bi-Weekly submission of the PSC filing Samantha Nasielski City of Drakesboro	811_tickets.PDF 811 Work Tickets/Line Located 911_Log.PDF 911 log and work order response from 6/7/2019 through 9/19/2019 Cover_Sheet.PDF cover letter listing the documents attached. Odorant_Usage.PDF Odorant Usage Log purchase_point_pressure.PDF Purchase point pressure test Weekly_Sniff_Test.PDF weekly sniff test log Work_Orders.PDF work orders from 6/7/2019 through 9/19/2019
9/18/2019 2:08:19 PM This is a motion to modify the reporting requirement of the City of Drakesboro Ryan Driskill City of Drakesboro	drakesboro_motion_to_modify_filing_requirement.pdf Motion to modify reporting requirement
9/13/2019 10:35:26 AM 20190913_PSC Notice of Filing.pdf	20190913_PSC Notice of Filing.pdf
9/6/2019 2:46:54 PM Bi-Weekly submission of the PSC filing Teresa Fulkerson City of Drakesboro	811_Work_Tickets.PDF 811 Work Tickets/Line Locates Cover_Letter.PDF Cover letter listing the documents attached Odorant_Usage_Log.PDF Odorant Usage Log Purchase_Point_Pressure_Log.PDF Purchase Point Pressure Test Sniff_Test.PDF Weekly Sniff Test Log WorkOrders.PDF Work orders from the past two weeks
8/23/2019 5:26:09 PM Bi-Weekly PSC filing Teresa Fulkerson City of Drakesboro	811_Tickets.PDF 811 Tickets emergency and non emergency 911_CADD_Report.PDF 911 Dispatch Logs Atmospheroc_Corrosion.PDF Atmospheric Corrosion log Bi-Weekly_Cover_Letter.pdf Bi-Weekly Letter detailing enclosed documents CathodicReading.PDF Cathodic Reading Report Cathodics_Reading.PDF Cathodics Reading Report Drug_and_Acohol_Tests.PDF Employee Drug and Alcohol Test Odorant_Usage.PDF Odorant Usage Report Purchase_Point_Pressure.PDF Purchase Point Pressure Reports Weekly_Sniff_Test.PDF Weekly Sniff Test Logs Work_Orders.PDF Work Orders preformed
8/10/2019 8:32:00 AM Bi-Weekly submission of the PSC filing. Teresa Fulkerson City of Drakesboro	811_Tickets_.pdf Record of all 811 Tickets 911_CADDLog.pdf Records of the emergency 911 call outs InstallationNewServiceWithPictures.pdf Installation of new services attached with pictures KLC_DrugTrainingSignin.pdf Sign-in sheet for KLC Drug Awareness Training OdorantTest.pdf Report of Odorant Testing P_S_C_CoverLetter.pdf PSC Cover letter explaining documents attached PatrollingOfPipeline.pdf Report for Patrolling of Pipelines Purchase_Point_Pressure.pdf Report of the Purchase Point Pressure Weekly_Sniff_Test.pdf Report of Weekly Sniff Test WorkOrders_(2).pdf Record of all Work Orders Completed
7/26/2019 4:13:43 PM Bi-Weekly PSC Filing Teresa Fulkerson City of Drakesboro	811_Tickets.pdf 811 work orders 911CADDReport.pdf 911 call reports InputOutputPressure.pdf Input and output pressure tests OderantReadings.pdf Oderant Test PSCBrochure.pdf PSC Brochure notification to customers PSCcoverletter.pdf PSC Letter detailing items in report WeeklySniffTest.pdf Weekly Sniff tests WorkOrderandPictures.pdf Work orders with pictures
7/12/2019 5:14:32 PM Bi-weekly submission of documents Teresa Fulkerson City of Drakesboro	811.pdf 811 tickets 911_logs.pdf Emergency Dispatch Call Log invice_gc.pdf Invoice for gas marker flags odor.pdf Odorant Usage Chart Patrolling.pdf Patrolling Report pressure_test.pdf Inlet and Outlet Pressure Report PSCcover.pdf Cover Letter describing documents Public_Safety_Brochure.pdf Copy of Public Safety Brochure sniff.pdf Weekly Sniff Test report w.order.pdf Copy of Work Orders wo_with_pics.pdf Work Orders with attached pictures
6/28/2019 2:56:16 PM Submission of Bi-Weekly documents Teresa Fulkerson City Of Drakesboro	811Tickets.pdf 811 Notifications OderantUsage.pdf Weekly Oderant usage report PipeLineTestReport.pdf Pipe line test for newly installed section of service. PSC_cover_letter.pdf Statement of documents that are enclosed in the report PurchasePointPressure.pdf Purchase point inlet and outlet pressures WeeklySniffTests.pdf Weekly Sniff Test WorkOrders.pdf Work orders from June 15th through June 27th 2019
6/18/2019 3:45:14 PM 20190618_PSC Notice of Filing.pdf	20190618_PSC Notice of Filing.pdf
6/14/2019 5:09:34 PM Bi-weekly filing of documents from Drakesboro Gas Sysytem Missy Holland City of Drakesboro	oderant.pdf Weekly document of oderant in gas system PSC_cover_letter_.pdf Cover letter stating documents attached purchase_point.pdf Documents showing purchase point weekly_sniff.pdf Weekly Sniff test for gas system WORK_ORDERS.pdf Work Orders
5/31/2019 4:14:46 PM Bi- weekly report for Drakesboro Natural Gas System Missy Holland City of Drakesboro	InputOutput.pdf Pressure of Inlet / Outlet Pressure Odorant.pdf Documentation for checking odorant PSC_cover_letter_.pdf Cover letter stating contents of filing sniff_Test.pdf Weekly Sniff test report Work_Oders.pdf Completed work orders Work_Orders_-811-map.pdf 811 Line Locates with findings
5/17/2019 3:39:19 PM Bi- Weekly report for Gas system for the City of Drakesboro Missy Holland City of Drakesboro	cad_911_may.pdf CAD report from 911 office on a gas leak Input-Output_May_4.pdf Input and Output Gas pressure test Letterhead.pdf Letterhead describing what reports are including in bi weekly submission Oderant_Test_May_4th.pdf Report showing when and where the oderant was completed Valve_Grease_Report_may_15.pdf Document showing valve grease Weekly_Sniff_May_4.pdf Report documenting weekly gas sniff test are performed Work_Orders_-811-map.pdf Work Orders for possible gas leaks with maps and solutions attached
5/9/2019 11:59:50 AM Notice of completion of leak survey Ryan Driskill City of Drakesboro	SKM_454e19050910550.pdf Pleading SKM_454e19050910560.pdf Leak Survey documents
5/9/2019 11:44:02 AM Amended notice of line penetration Ryan Driskill City of Drakesboro	SKM_454e19050910420.pdf
5/9/2019 10:59:01 AM Notice of Gas Line Penetration Ryan Driskill City of Drakesboro	SKM_454e19050909230.pdf Notice of Gas line Penetration
5/3/2019 1:55:05 PM Status Report Ryan Bennett Driskill Drakesboro Natural Gas	2016_annual_audit.pdf 2016 annual audit 2017_annual_audit.pdf 2017 Annual Audit 2018_annual_audit.pdf 2018 annual audit 911_report.pdf Report of a call to 911 reporting a smell of gas relating to Jeremy Jessup property Drakesboro_6_30_2016_UFIR.pdf Uniform financial report for 2016 Drakesboro_6_30_2017_UFIR.pdf Uniform financial report for 2017 Drakesboro_6_30_2018_UFIR.pdf Uniform financial reports Purc._Point_Press.pdf Test of pressure sniff_test_april.pdf Report of a sniff test to detect gas leakage
4/19/2019 4:14:14 PM Status Quo Report Ryan Bennett Driskill City of Drakesboro	img016.pdf Cover Letter img017.pdf Supporting Documents
4/17/2019 11:38:10 AM Data Request	20190417_DATA_REQUEST.pdf
4/5/2019 3:23:01 PM Bi-Weekly report Mike Jones City of Drakesboro	img011.pdf Attachments indicating work and progress made in the past two weeks. img012.pdf Cover Letter describing attachments
3/22/2019 4:15:19 PM Answer to alleged violations Ryan Driskill City of Drakesboro	SKM_454e19032214360.pdf
3/22/2019 4:12:18 PM This is the first status report Notice of Filing of Status Report City of Drakesboro	SKM_454e19032212480.pdf Inspection report SKM_454e19032212500.pdf Emergency procedures SKM_454e19032212501.pdf Leak Survey information SKM_454e19032212510.pdf Training transcripts SKM_454e19032212511.pdf Third Party employee credentials SKM_454e19032212521.pdf Customer Notification SKM_454e19032214450.pdf Notice of filing containing pleading
3/12/2019 2:29:11 PM Order Entered: 1. Pending further order of the Commission, Drakesboro shall operate its natural gas distribution system in compliance ordering paragraphs 2 through 8 of this Order. 2. Drakesboro shall use a qualified, third-party contractor approved by Commission Staff (Staff) to operate its gas system. 3. The third-party contractor shall provide one employee dedicated to the Drakesboro natural gas distribution system, and that employee shall be on site in Drakesboro during regular business hours and on-call during nights and weekends. Drakesboro shall provide the name and qualifications of the contractor employee to Staff, and shall immediately notify Staff if the identity of the dedicated contractor employee changes. 4. The third-party contractor shall have available and provide additional qualified personnel as necessary to respond promptly to emergencies on the Drakesboro natural gas distribution system. 5. Within 15 days of the date of this Order, the telephone number provided to Drakesboro's gas customers to report gas leaks and other emergencies shall be routed to and answered by the dedicated third-party contractor. 6. In the event of a natural gas leak classified as a Grade 1 leak under the Gas Piping and Technology Committee (GPRTC) standards for grading natural gas leaks, Drakesboro shall pre-authorize the third-party contractor to provide additional services as necessary to respond to the leak.	20190312_PSC_ORDER.pdf
3/11/2019 3:24:27 PM Order Entered: 1. Drakesboro shall submit to the Commission, by the close of business on or before March 22, 2019, a written response to the February 28, 2019 Order and to the deficiencies enumerated in the February 26, 2019 Staff Inspection Report attached as an Appendix to the February 28, 2019 Order. 2. The hearing in this matter is continued to 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on June 19 and 20, 2019 at the Commission's offices at 211 Sower Boulevard in Frankfort, Kentucky, for the purpose of presenting evidence concerning the alleged violations of 49 C.F.R. Part 192 and 807 KAR 5:027, and of showing cause why it should not be subject to the penalties prescribed in KRS 278.992(1) for these alleged violations. 3. This Order shall be served by electronic mail to drakesboro@comcast.net and to rdriskill@hotmail.com by certified mail to: Drakesboro Natural Gas Company 212 Mose Rager Boulevard P.O. Box 129 Drakesboro, KY 42337 Ryan Driskill Yonts, Sherman & Driskill, PSC PO Box 370 Greenville, KY 42345	20190311_PSC_ORDER.pdf
3/6/2019 2:27:06 PM This provides notice of filing of a contract with RussMar. Amended Notice of Filing Drakesboro Natural Gas Co.	AmendedNotice.pdf This is the pleading indicating that the contract also filed herein is being filed. RussMarContract.pdf This contains an image showing the executed contract with RussMar with the scope of work attached.
3/4/2019 2:10:07 PM Order Entered: 1. The electronic filing procedures set forth in 807 KAR 5:001, Section 8, shall be used in this case. Any party filing a paper medium shall upload an electronic version using the Commission's Electronic Filing System and shall file the original and one copy in paper medium. 2. The style of this case is revised to read, "City of Drakesboro d/b/a Drakesboro Natural Gas Company - Electronic Investigation of Alleged Failure to Comply with KRS 278.495, 807 KAR 5:027, and 49 C.F.R. PART 192."	20190304_PSC_ORDER.pdf
3/4/2019 Drakesboro Natural Gas Company Motion to Continue	20190304_Drakesboro Natural Gas Company Motion to Continue.pdf
3/4/2019 Drakesboro Natural Gas Company Notice of Filing	20190304_Drakesboro Natural Gas Company Notice of Filing.pdf
3/1/2019 20190301_Eddie Brake Subpoena.pdf	20190301_eddie brake subpoena.pdf Eddie Brake Subpoena
3/1/2019 20190301_Jordan Shaw Subpoena.pdf	20190301_Jordan Shaw Subpoena.pdf
2/28/2019 Order Entered: 1. Drakesboro shall submit to the Commission, by the close of business on Friday, March 1, 2019, a written response to the allegations contained in the Staff Report. 2. In addition to addressing the specific allegations and findings of violation in the Staff Report, Drakesboro shall state in its response whether it has entered into a written contract with a qualified third party to operate and maintain the city's gas system or it shall shut down operation of the system. 3. Drakesboro shall appear on March 8, 2019, at 10 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, in Hearing Room 1 of the Commission's offices at 211 Sower Boulevard in Frankfort, Kentucky, for the purpose of presenting evidence concerning the alleged violations of 49 C.F.R. Part 192 and 807 KAR 5:027, and of showing cause why it should not be subject to the penalties prescribed in KRS 278.992(1) for these alleged violations. 4. If Drakesboro states in its response to this Order that either it has contracted with a qualified third party to operate and maintain its gas system or it has shut down operation of the system, the hearing set in the preceding paragraph may be continued for good cause and rescheduled by the Commission at a later date. 5. At the scheduled hearing in this matter, Drakesboro shall also present evidence on the adequacy, safety, and reasonableness of its practices related to the construction, installation, maintenance, and operation of natural gas facilities.	20190228_PSC_ORDER.pdf

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