Kansas Gas Line Gets Pressure Boost for Routine Safety Checks
Published Date: 4/3/2025
Notice
Summary
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline wants to boost the pressure on their Line DLA in Johnson County, Kansas, from 260 to 500 psig to help run safety inspections better. They’ll swap some pipes and add equipment but won’t build anything new or spend extra money. If you want to speak up or get involved, you’ve got until the protest deadline to do so!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
May 27, 2025 filing deadline and consequences
Anyone who wants to protest, intervene, or comment on this project must file by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 27, 2025, and there is no fee for filing. If no protest is filed by that time (or a protest is filed but withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time), the proposed activity will be deemed authorized effective the day after the protest period ends.
Line DLA pressure increase in Kansas
If you live or own property in Johnson County, Kansas, Southern Star asked to raise the maximum allowable operating pressure on Line DLA from 260 psig to 500 psig. The company said it will install a pig launcher/receiver, replace about 4,500 feet of 16-inch pipe with 12-inch pipe, and abandon related facilities, and that no new facilities or project costs are required.
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