Nevada Pipeline Expansion: Eco-Feedback Needed Now
Published Date: 4/30/2026
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Summary
Great Basin Gas Transmission Company plans to expand its gas pipeline in six Nevada counties by 2028, building new facilities and retiring old ones. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is asking the public to share their thoughts on how this might affect the environment by May 27, 2026. This feedback will help decide if the project moves forward and how to reduce any environmental harm.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 4 costs, 0 mixed.
Easement Negotiations and Eminent Domain Risk
If you are a landowner contacted about an easement, the company will try to negotiate an agreement, but if the Commission approves the project the Natural Gas Act conveys the right of eminent domain to the company. If you and the company do not reach an easement agreement, the company could initiate condemnation proceedings in court and compensation would be determined by a judge under state law.
Large New Pipeline and Land Use Change
Great Basin plans to build about 195 miles of new 42-inch pipeline and about 15 miles of new 24-inch laterals in six Nevada counties for a planned 2028 Expansion Project. Construction would disturb an estimated 4,500 acres of land and the company would permanently maintain about 1,500 acres for project facilities, with the rest restored.
Environmental Risks to Public Lands and Waterways
FERC staff will evaluate environmental effects including public land crossings and recreational land use, waterbody crossings (including the Humboldt River and various canals), impacts to vegetation, wildlife, and protected species, and air quality and noise from new aboveground facilities. These potential effects could change public access and local environmental quality in project areas of Churchill, Humboldt, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, and Washoe counties, Nevada.
Planned Abandonment of Older Pipelines
Great Basin plans to abandon approximately 142 miles of existing, mostly 1960s-era, 8- and 16-inch pipeline and to retire the Rye Patch and Lovelock Compressor Stations; Commission staff noted the proposed abandonment of an older pipeline in place as an issue to study. Leaving older pipeline in place or abandoning facilities could have long-term land use or environmental effects for nearby residents.
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