# NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO — Benton County, MN

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 27009 / OPID 13750  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

48.859076 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Benton County, MN; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO (PHMSA OPID 13750) reported 48.859076 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Benton County, MN (county FIPS 27009) 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: `c8db32f60331ab52407c6aa0d429e9d3eadef29e055a56a7af6389e98a9be137`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T23:53:24.203Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-530669e29abd2f0c7c1d4ea7`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "27009",
  "stateFips": "27",
  "state": "MN",
  "county": "Benton County",
  "region": "Benton County, MN",
  "operator": {
    "id": "13750",
    "name": "NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 48.85907575,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 5955,
    "rowSha256": "18113d298b716b058a877046d9cab2fc91084b7ab7b8cd55410989a41bd43480"
  },
  "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": "NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO"
}
```