Pipeline Operators - Updated

Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) functions as a safety oversight organization for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) through the Pipeline Safety Program (PSP). PSP works within these federal standards:

• Pipeline Safety Regulations (Title 49 C.F.R. Parts 190-199)
• 49 U.S. Code § 60105 - State pipeline safety program certifications
• 49 U.S. Code § 60106 - State pipeline safety agreements
  • Applies only to municipal natural gas pipeline operators.
  • 49 USC 60106 Agreement Requirements for Pipeline Safety (Letter to operators)
• Legislative Mandates:
  • PIPES Act of 2016, 2020
  • Hazardous Materials Safety Improvement Act of 2012
  • Pipeline Safety Act of 2011
  • The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
  • Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)/Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)

PSP also follows State regulations §§40-1-103, 40-2-115, 40-7-117, C.R.S. The statutes providing state authority allowing the PUC to enter cooperative agreements with federal agencies and to adopt and create rules to administer and enforce the National Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968. The state rules and regulations can be found here Colorado Pipeline Safety Regulations (4 CCR 723-11).

Aguilar, Town of
AKA Energy Group, LLC
Atmos Energy Corporation - COLORADO/KANSAS
Black Hills Energy
Black Hills Service Company
Bonanza Creek Energy Operating Company, LLC
Center Municipal Gas System
Chevron U.S.A. INC - PERMIAN BASIN
Colorado Natural Gas INC
Colorado Sand Company LLC
Colorado Springs, City of
Crestone Peak Resources LP

Cureton Front Range LLC
Cureton Gilcrest LLC
DCP Midstream
Divide Creek Gathering System LLC
Elevation Midstream
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
Fort Morgan Gas Department, City of
Fountain Valley Power LLC
Fundare Resources Operating Company LLC
Harvest Midstream Company
Hilcorp Energy Company
Ignacio Municipal Gas

Ladder Creek LLC (Tumbleweed Midstream)
Lamar Utilities Board, City of
Master Meter Operators (MMOS)
Noble Energy, INC. RBU (CHEVRON)
OGRIS Operating
Own Resources Operating, LLC
Platte River Power Authority
Public Service CO of Colorado
Rangely, Town of
REP Processing
Rocky Mountain Midstream LLC
Rocky Mountain Natural Gas LLC

Simcoe LLC
Sterling Ethanol, LLC
Summit Midstream Partners LLC
Tenderfoot Pipeline Company
TEP Rocky Mountain LLC
Trinidad, City of
Utah Gas OP LTD DBA Utah Gas Corp
Walden, Town of
Walsenburg, City of
Western Midstream Partners, LP
Wexpro Company
William Field Services
XTR Midstream, LLC

The PUC adheres to the State of Colorado Rules and Regulations, known as Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.) § 40-7-113 C.R.S. [Sections 40-1-101, et seq.], and 40-2-108, C.R.S.

The PUC adheres to Federal and State Regulations:

• 49 C.F.R., Part 192, Transportation of Natural Gas By Pipeline
• 49 C.F.R., Part 193 Liquified Natural Gas Facilities
• 49 C.F.R., Parts 40 and 199, Drug and Alcohol Testing
• 4 CCR 723-11, Colorado Rules Regulating Pipeline Operators and Gas Pipeline Safety

On April 9-10, 2024, the Pipeline Safety Program held its 2024 COPUC Pipeline Safety Seminar. Below are the presentations from the seminar.

60106 PHMSA Enforcement
CO811 Update
ECMC Regulation
PHMSA AID
PSP Program Updates
Regulated Gas Gathering
UDP Safety Commission Overview

4 CCR 723 11100(c) - In June, the Pipeline Safety Program will be making available pipeline maps in Colorado. It will include attributes for transmission, distribution, and gathering pipelines at a 1: 6,000 foot scale. Information available will include spatial location, operator name, commodity type, pipeline designation (transmission, distribution, gathering), and active status (abandoned, etc). 

This data may not be used in lieu of Colorado 811 locates and is subject to civil penalties set forth in and fines assessed pursuant to §§9-1.5-104.4 or 9-1.5-104.5, C.R.S..
 

On or before March 15th of each year, Operators must submit the following:

• Each operator of transmission, gathering or distribution systems, excepting MMO/LPG systems, shall submit the Annual Report (PHMSA F 7100.1-1, 7100.2-1, as applicable) to PHMSA using its electronic portal at https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov.
   
• Each operator of an MMO/LPG system shall submit the MMO/LPG Annual Report to the Commission through its E-Filings System in the repository proceeding opened for annual reports. The operator may use the form at the following location: Download Form Here
   
• Each operator shall submit a PSP Damage and Locate Report (DLR) to the Commission through its E-Filings System in the repository proceeding opened for DLRs. The operator may use the form at the following location: Download Form Here.
   
• On or before March 31st, 2025, each operator shall submit GIS Data electronically, through the PUC's E-Filings System in the repository proceeding opened for annual reports. The operator will use this form (link to form). For guidance on GIS submission details, please use this guidance document (download document here). For detailed information review  4 CCR 723-11, 11100 (c).
   
• On or before March 31, 2025, each operator shall submit annual leak report data electronically, through the PUC's E-Filings System in the repository proceeding opened for annual reports. For detailed information review 4 CCR 723-11, 11100 (e). The operator may use the form.
   
• On or before March 31, 2025, each operator shall submit a list of leak detection technology including narrative of any advanced technologies being used and their descriptions according to paragraph 11100(e). 

Further annual reporting requirements can be found in 4 CCR 723-11, 11103.