# NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO — Palo Alto County, IA

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 19147 / OPID 13750  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

48.514903 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Palo Alto County, IA; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO (PHMSA OPID 13750) reported 48.514903 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Palo Alto County, IA (county FIPS 19147) 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: `21099cf3db424ca95bca32910b3ddb37e163b980e7aabd5d98342559e3e96be2`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T09:47:42.897Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-b822bbe180c025aebc163414`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "19147",
  "stateFips": "19",
  "state": "IA",
  "county": "Palo Alto County",
  "region": "Palo Alto County, IA",
  "operator": {
    "id": "13750",
    "name": "NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 48.51490341,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 3087,
    "rowSha256": "261d133ce80123808f4e65ba1ab8522dc0571ff9a758a330e3cf51381d39b30b"
  },
  "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"
}
```