# COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY INC — Nicholas County, KY

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 21181 / OPID 2585  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

7.501837 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Nicholas County, KY; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY INC (PHMSA OPID 2585) reported 7.501837 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Nicholas County, KY (county FIPS 21181) 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: `21c29d51bf6c5a407b8f4b4c4a677bdc3e5e0662043bf8119500b28916f7ee1f`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T16:58:24.142Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-594409f2ad4123ff58e44cb7`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "21181",
  "stateFips": "21",
  "state": "KY",
  "county": "Nicholas County",
  "region": "Nicholas County, KY",
  "operator": {
    "id": "2585",
    "name": "COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY INC"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 7.5018371,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 4195,
    "rowSha256": "c2e2f4b5ec8bbdc2682963e878749fdee0f55d05974e922e4ff7fcad8f0bdc11"
  },
  "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": "COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY INC"
}
```