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Pueblo County OKs Summit Utilities pipeline to supply GCC plant with natural gas
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved a 1041 permit for Summit Utilities to build an 11-mile natural gas pipeline to serve the GCC cement plant, a step intended to enable the plant’s conversion from coal to natural gas; the project will require local stormwater and road‑use approvals before construction begins.
The Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners on Thursday approved a 1041 permit for Summit Utilities to construct about 11 miles of 8‑inch steel pipeline to deliver natural gas to the GCC cement facility, a project the applicant said will enable GCC to switch from coal‑fired operations to natural gas.
The permit was approved after a public hearing in which county staff said the application complied with the Unified Development Code and staff recommended approval with conditions. Ben Watkin, Manager of Engineering at Colorado Natural Gas (an operating company of Summit Utilities), told commissioners the pipeline will tie into a Kinder Morgan transmission line east of Fortieth and Harbor, run along Fortieth Lane and Harbor Road, cross private property…
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