CONSUMERS ENERGY CO

Incident Narrative

"ON MONDAY, MAY 19, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 22:41HOURS CONSUMERS ENERGY (CE) WAS NOTIFIED OF AN ODOR OF GAS NEAR M-30 HIGHWAY AND CEDAR ROAD, EDENVILLE TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN. A DISTRIBUTION CREW WAS DISPATCHED AND ARRIVED ON-SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 23:16 HOURS. DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FLOODING IN THE AREA, CE PERSONNEL WAS STAGED THROUGHOUT THE AREA TO ASSESS NATURAL GAS FACILITIES AND RESPOND TO GAS EMERGENCIES. AN INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED A 4"" STEEL MP PIPELINE DAMAGED. THE PIPELINE WAS SEVERED WHEN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN THE AREA CAUSED A ROAD WASH-OUT. A MUELLER FITTING WAS INSTALLED TO CONTAIN THE BLOWING GAS. BECAUSE THE PIPELINE WAS A ONE FEED, A LOSS OF SERVICE TO APPROXIMATELY 360 CUSTOMERS OCCURRED. A PLAN WAS DEVELOPED TO UTILIZE COMPRESSES NATURAL GAS (CNG) TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY SERVICE TO THE MAJORITY OF THE IMPACTED CUSTOMERS UNTIL A PERMANENT PLAN COULD BE COORDINATED WITH THE GLADWIN AND MIDLAND COUNTY ROADWAY COMMISSIONS. ON JUNE 16, 2020 SERVICE WAS REINSTATED TO THE MAJORITY OF IMPACTED CUSTOMERS BY COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION OF APPROXIMATELY 6.25 MILES OF NEW GAS DISTRIBUTION MAIN. ADDITIONAL MAIN INSTALLATION IS NEEDED TO REINSTATE THE REMAINING CUSTOMERS (APPROXIMATELY EIGHT CUSTOMER REMAINING). THE ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE IS JULY, 15, 2020. THE PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION NECESSARY TO SERVE THE REMAINING EIGHT CUSTOMERS WAS COMPLETED ON JULY 24, 2020."