# RIO TINTO BORATES — Kern County, CA

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 06029 / OPID 40840  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

2.492009 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Kern County, CA; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

RIO TINTO BORATES (PHMSA OPID 40840) reported 2.492009 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Kern County, CA (county FIPS 06029) in the public NPMS summary snapshot dated 2026-07-16. The snapshot includes active assets only and excludes permanently abandoned assets. Exact pipeline locations and restricted NPMS GIS data are not included.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/Documents/NPMS_Active_Pipe_County_Mileage.xlsx>
- Source ID: `npms-public-summaries`
- SHA-256: `9450ccb3ddf3d2f15a0d32416b664db33d09e3f6bb3998ce34e439937cc36536`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T19:31:12.798Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-2d85c6de093329bc58b231d4`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "06029",
  "stateFips": "06",
  "state": "CA",
  "county": "Kern County",
  "region": "Kern County, CA",
  "operator": {
    "id": "40840",
    "name": "RIO TINTO BORATES"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 2.49200947,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 696,
    "rowSha256": "5f8b8d359ae4331187c29de7b86dda195c5c817132445642888a7b2b1bb702b0"
  },
  "citedSections": [
    "191.29"
  ],
  "caveat": "Public aggregate snapshot only. It is not a complete representation of exact pipeline locations, may be updated, and is not an agency finding about facility condition.",
  "jurisdiction": "US",
  "operatorName": "RIO TINTO BORATES"
}
```