# THE EMPIRE DISTRICT GAS COMPANY — Howard County, MO

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 29089 / OPID 12606  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

20.651405 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Howard County, MO; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

THE EMPIRE DISTRICT GAS COMPANY (PHMSA OPID 12606) reported 20.651405 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Howard County, MO (county FIPS 29089) 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: `d2a1ae7cbe30ad884d09644f6c5c71d3ced91be7f388b58cb8635ff85c5fac38`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T08:31:46.494Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-caa4ba86b46fe8723d992a0b`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "29089",
  "stateFips": "29",
  "state": "MO",
  "county": "Howard County",
  "region": "Howard County, MO",
  "operator": {
    "id": "12606",
    "name": "THE EMPIRE DISTRICT GAS COMPANY"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 20.6514053,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 6828,
    "rowSha256": "64eb000b7526fd68fef49a3942d534558d9adfe17cbd22a6221516c379df97eb"
  },
  "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": "THE EMPIRE DISTRICT GAS COMPANY"
}
```