# NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION — Pondera County, MT

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 30073 / OPID 31632  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

72.425491 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Pondera County, MT; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION (PHMSA OPID 31632) reported 72.425491 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Pondera County, MT (county FIPS 30073) 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: `c6f67955a3b1a3a0e16597dc09fe2a5024b5e740e7b577deedc098cd74b44ad2`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T02:26:47.102Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-a3ddabc1556a6e50fb7b878e`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "30073",
  "stateFips": "30",
  "state": "MT",
  "county": "Pondera County",
  "region": "Pondera County, MT",
  "operator": {
    "id": "31632",
    "name": "NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 72.42549052,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 7131,
    "rowSha256": "108bc40ff1c25c9729a9a77708a9c435448c73ea6800d3f2f699162740717e0e"
  },
  "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": "NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION"
}
```