The program charged with overseeing Colorado's natural gas pipelines has been plagued with 'pervasive' problems that repeatedly violated both state and federal regulations, state auditors found
But Page, the audit’s manager, said the issues ran deeper than poor record-keeping.
Thirteen of 15 inspectors weren’t adequately trained on the work they were conducting, and three had potential conflicts of interest related to inspecting previous employers, the audit found. . The manager hired in 2021 to oversee the program was determined in a federal review to lack “sufficient knowledge of pipeline safety technology, enforcement applications, and administrative procedures.
While auditors had identified problems throughout the program, the questions about oversight of large operators — many with repeated instances of not complying with regulations — were fundamental to the program’s mission. Officials with the utilities commission and the state Department of Regulatory Agencies said that they sought to avoid fines and instead wanted to incentivize operators to make needed changes on their own. White, the director of the utilities commission, told lawmakers Tuesday that operators would agree to devote money that otherwise would’ve been spent on penalties to addressing their compliance issues.
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