Wyoming Gas Pipeline Tap Planned for Soda Plant
Published Date: 7/20/2026
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Summary
MountainWest Overthrust Pipeline wants to build new pipeline taps and a delivery station in Wyoming to supply natural gas to WE Soda’s plant for 10 years as it switches from coal to cleaner gas. The project costs about $15.2 million and will help the plant get 64,000 Dth/day of gas. People who want to get involved have 90 days to speak up before the plan moves forward.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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WE Soda Secures 64,000 Dth/day Gas
WE Soda’s West Vaco Trona Processing Plant will receive 64,000 Dth/day of firm natural gas transportation service for a 10-year term as it converts its boilers from coal to natural gas. The Project includes two new 12-inch delivery taps, a new 6.78-mile, 12-inch lateral, and a delivery station in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, with an estimated cost of $15.2 million.
Public Comment and Intervention Deadline
You can file comments, protests, or a motion to intervene in Docket CP26-550-000 at no cost, but you must do so by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 5, 2026. If you intervene, you become a party with the right to request rehearing of Commission orders and later challenge them in court; commenters will be placed on the project’s environmental mailing list and notified when environmental documents are issued.
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