Rocky Mountain Natural Gas, LLC (RMNG) is requesting approval from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to replace an aging 3-inch natural gas pipeline with a new 10-inch natural gas pipeline in the Wolf Creek Storage Field in Pitkin County, CO.
Location
The project area is located approximately 10 miles to the southeast of Carbondale, in sections 23, 26, 35, and 36, T8S, R90W, and section 2, T9S, R90W; 6th Principal Meridian, Pitkin County.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/19/2025
2
Comment Period
08/19/2025
3
Decision
04/2026 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2026 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | Doe B5.4 (10 Cfr 1021 Subpart D Appx B) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other; Oil & Gas - Sec. 390, Energy Policy Act Of 2005 (Sec 390) |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Natural Gas |
| Wolf Creek Pipeline Replacement Project | Decision Signed Date: 04/22/2026 |
| Forests | White River National Forest |
| Districts | West Zone/Sopris Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |