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MidAmerican Energy Company's Waterloo LNG Unit Faces Probable Violation and Advisory

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A Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Facility Inspection of MidAmerican Energy Company's Waterloo LNG Unit was conducted by Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) staff on March 1, 2023. The inspection revealed issues that were communicated to MidAmerican through the IUC's electronic filing system (EFS) on March 23, 2023. MidAmerican filed responses on April 3 and June 5, 2023, which were reviewed by IUC staff. As a result, a probable violation and an advisory were issued to MidAmerican.

Key Takeaways:

  • The IUC staff conducted an LNG facility inspection of MidAmerican's Waterloo LNG Unit on March 1, 2023.
  • The inspection revealed issues that were communicated to MidAmerican through the IUC's electronic filing system (EFS) on March 23, 2023.
  • MidAmerican filed responses on April 3 and June 5, 2023, to address the issues raised by the IUC staff.
  • A probable violation was issued to MidAmerican under 49 CFR 193.2635(d) due to cleaning and painting of piping for valve HV-G252A and the boil-off cooler piping.
  • An advisory was issued to MidAmerican under 49 CFR 193.2517 due to the replacement of a hose with hard piped connections at the east and west boil-off tank compressors.
  • The IUC staff reviewed MidAmerican's responses and determined that the issues could be cleared.
  • The IUC staff can be contacted for further questions at dan.oconnor@iuc.iowa.gov or (515) 380-5082.

Statistics:

  • The LNG facility inspection was conducted on March 1, 2023.
  • The issues were communicated to MidAmerican on March 23, 2023.
  • MidAmerican filed responses on April 3 and June 5, 2023.
  • The probable violation and advisory were issued to MidAmerican.

Sources:

  • Sarah M. Martz, Chair
  • Joshua J. Byrnes, Commissioner
  • Erik M. Helland, Commissioner
  • Mark Lowe, VP and General Counsel, MidAmerican Energy Company
  • Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) staff
  • Dan O'Connor, IUC staff, dan.oconnor@iuc.iowa.gov or (515) 380-5082
  • Sanel Lisinovic, IUC staff, sanel.lisinovic@iuc.iowa.gov or (515) 518-5144

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