2014 Public Transparency Review of State Pipeline Safety Agencies & PHMSA
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Finding agency web site | Contacts for agency staff | Access to statutes, regulations | Describe what state regulates | Transmission pipeline maps | Pipeline company contact info | Incident data | Enforcement data | Excavation damage data | Inspection records | Siting & routing info |
Total(out of a possible 33 points) | |
Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
Washington | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
PHMSA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
Maine | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
Minnesota | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
South Dakota | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
Colorado | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Texas | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Mississippi | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Indiana | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
Arizona | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
New Hampshire | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
Illinois | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Rhode Island | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Nevada | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Iowa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
California Liquid* | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Louisiana | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Utah | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Michigan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
Missouri | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Alabama | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
Vermont | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
New York | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Pennsylvania | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Idaho | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Virginia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
California Gas* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Ohio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
Georgia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Montana | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
North Dakota | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
New Mexico | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Oregon | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
DC | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Florida | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Kansas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Maryland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Alaska | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Delaware | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
*California is the only state that has different agencies for natural gas and liquid pipelines | ||||||||||||
Total (avg) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 13.9 |
Sum divided by 52 (CA has two regulating agencies; PHMSA is also included) | 10.5 | |||||||||||