# BLACK HILLS ENERGY — Garden County, NE

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 31069 / OPID 15359  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

30.458379 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Garden County, NE; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

BLACK HILLS ENERGY (PHMSA OPID 15359) reported 30.458379 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Garden County, NE (county FIPS 31069) 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: `6191199a732a6be20f75b02a1af69d6e4fc6ecb888510026a2ca9b68775e8c3f`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T05:19:01.841Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-4f83fd84316dcc248280e1c6`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "31069",
  "stateFips": "31",
  "state": "NE",
  "county": "Garden County",
  "region": "Garden County, NE",
  "operator": {
    "id": "15359",
    "name": "BLACK HILLS ENERGY"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 30.45837879,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 7312,
    "rowSha256": "cca0a53a5e772893fd2fa49438aa632023250c767e0a7811cfbf59af1b329961"
  },
  "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": "BLACK HILLS ENERGY"
}
```