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Public Transparency by State Pipeline Safety Agencies & PHMSA – website review updated 2/1/12

Some of the links found under the State column will be seen to be broken (as represented by a strike-through on the state name). These states have either changed or removed that web page. Please see the most recent review for current links.

StateContact Info for Agency StaffIncident DataEnforcement RecordsInspection RecordsTransmission Pipeline MapsExcavation Damage DataPipeline Company Contact InfoEasy to Access RegulationsTotals (avg)
Washington333333333
Arkansas333333322.875
PHMSA333332132.625
Minnesota333022332.375
South
Dakota
322021332
West Virginia331030321.875
Kentucky311130231.75
Texas330011331.75
Michigan302030321.625
New York222000331.5
Utah322000231.5
Idaho200030331.375
Massachusetts332000021.25
Vermont300001331.25
Arizona300111031.125
California Liquid*300030031.125
Colorado300030121.125
North
Carolina
300000331.125
Rhode
Island
300000331.125
South Carolina300000331.125
Alabama300000231
Georgia300000321
Indiana300000231
New Hampshire300000231
Virginia300001131
DC100000330.875
California Gas*200001030.75
Illinois103000020.75
Kansas300000030.75
Maine000000330.75
Mississippi200000130.75
Montana300000030.75
Nebraska300000030.75
New Mexico300000030.75
Oklahoma300000030.75
Oregon300000030.75
Pennsylvania300000030.75
Tennessee300000030.75
Wisconsin200010030.75
Connecticut200000030.625
Delaware000000320.625
Louisiana300000020.625
Maryland200000030.625
Nevada200000030.625
North Dakota200000030.625
Alaska**100020010.5
Florida100000030.5
Iowa200010010.5
Missouri000000030.375
Ohio000000120.375
Wyoming300000000.375
Hawaii**000000000
New Jersey000000000
         
 0 = can’t find 1 = difficult 2 = moderate 3 = easy to find 
 * California is the only
state that has different agencies for natural gas and liquid pipelines
 ** Alaska and Hawaii are
the only two states that do not have agencies designated for pipeline safety
 State web pages scored
during a review in July 2011. This survey will be redone and updated
completely each July.
 We also will update it
throughout the year if we are alerted to changes by citizens or state
regulatory agencies.

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