Pipeline vs. Creek: Columbia Gulf's $22M Erosion Battle in Kentucky
Published Date: 12/31/2025
Notice
Summary
Columbia Gulf Transmission wants to replace a 2,620-foot section of its big pipeline crossing Casey Creek in Kentucky with a new 2,700-foot pipe to stop erosion damage. This $22 million project helps keep gas flowing safely and on time. If you care, you’ve got until a set deadline to speak up or join the conversation!
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Pipeline replacement to prevent erosion
Columbia Gulf wants to replace 2,620 feet of its 30-inch Mainline 100 pipeline crossing Casey Creek with about 2,700 feet of new 30-inch pipe in Adair County, Kentucky. The $22 million Casey Creek Project is intended to protect the pipeline from creek erosion and to help keep gas flowing safely and on time.
Public filing deadline and participation rights
You can file a protest, motion to intervene, or comment about this project with no fee by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 23, 2026, using FERC eFiling or by mail. If no protest is filed within the allowed time (or if a protest is filed and then withdrawn within 30 days after that time), the proposed activity will be deemed authorized effective February 24, 2026; intervenors have rights to request rehearing and later challenge Commission orders.
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