# NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO — Stearns County, MN

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 27145 / OPID 13750  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

85.647877 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Stearns County, MN; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO (PHMSA OPID 13750) reported 85.647877 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Stearns County, MN (county FIPS 27145) 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: `3fefca9e2c3a3c3ec423ee5a9728f40c6e19b8189bcd3f43aecc73b5b920ddb4`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T18:02:13.507Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-75abe01ff283f0fc79fa8c37`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "27145",
  "stateFips": "27",
  "state": "MN",
  "county": "Stearns County",
  "region": "Stearns County, MN",
  "operator": {
    "id": "13750",
    "name": "NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 85.6478769,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 6190,
    "rowSha256": "6255a25348bc7402ca7ae7ec521675174c0f2f39abafccf0824939fd768bd389"
  },
  "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"
}
```