Avista warns of natural gas disconnection after incident impacting the Williams Pipeline - KLEW

Avista warns of natural gas disconnection after incident impacting the Williams Pipeline | KLEW

Update:

Avista says that they will begin doing shut-offs at residences in the affected area tomorrow morning.

They say that more communication with customers can be expected tomorrow afternoon, hopefully with a better idea of what the timeline will be.

They also say that this is a coordination effort, between Avista and Williams, with an emphasis on getting the manpower together that will be needed to do the work over the next couple of days.

However, Avista says that there are not any safety concerns for customers in the affected area at this time.

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Avista has updated the areas impacted by this incident, Avista's statement reads in part, "This incident is expected impact Avista's ability to serve customers in the Pullman, Moscow, Albion, Palouse, Uniontown, Colton, Genesee, Troy, Bovill, Deary, Asotin, Lewiston and Clarkston regions."

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All Lewiston School District Schools will also be closed tomorrow, the district announced, including the preschool at the Normal Hill campus.

The Whitepine Joint School District also announced that schools will be closed tomorrow.

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Lewis Clark State College is also impacted and says on Facebook that they are working on a temporary campus solution.

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Clarkston School District's school day is canceled for tomorrow, November 9, 2023.

School district staff announced via Facebook that they will be without heat, and that is the reason for the cancellation.

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An incident impacting the Williams Pipeline between Pullman and Colfax could have large ramifications for folks in the region.

Avista says Williams Pipeline Is one of the companies they wholesale with for their natural gas.

They warn that this may impact their ability to serve customers in Albion, Pullman, Palouse, and the LC Valley.

For safety reasons stemming from how low the gas pressure is expected to get, crews may have to disconnect service to the customers that are impacted.