# BIG SANDY PIPELINE, LLC — Carter County, KY

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 21043 / OPID 32583  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

4.500305 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Carter County, KY; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

BIG SANDY PIPELINE, LLC (PHMSA OPID 32583) reported 4.500305 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Carter County, KY (county FIPS 21043) 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: `dd63a38cee15d3b3964f654cdcbbe7ce5ffa838a5316b4aadaeb83b0b293fbec`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T21:17:50.985Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-5e82a6db07f37c2919fc2bc5`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "21043",
  "stateFips": "21",
  "state": "KY",
  "county": "Carter County",
  "region": "Carter County, KY",
  "operator": {
    "id": "32583",
    "name": "BIG SANDY PIPELINE, LLC"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 4.50030492,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 4012,
    "rowSha256": "fe933868b96a7fe50727d58284868914c4a22ed8993b6c2e346dace8d4fa3943"
  },
  "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": "BIG SANDY PIPELINE, LLC"
}
```