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Larimer County lawyers, local coalition press PUC for stricter pipeline leak detection and faster repairs
Summary
Larimer County special counsel told commissioners March 2 that the county joined a regional coalition pressing the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to adopt lower leak‑detection thresholds and to factor environmental harms into new leak grading and repair timelines; a PUC reconsideration is expected within weeks.
Matt Suresh, Larimer County’s special counsel on oil and gas, told the County Commissioners at a March 2 work session that the county is part of a multi‑jurisdiction coalition pressing state regulators to lower proposed leak‑detection thresholds and tighten repair timelines.
Suresh said the PUC’s current pipeline rulemaking proposes a 10 kilograms‑per‑hour detection threshold that “is a leak that can be seen from space,” and argued it is inappropriate for distribution lines that serve homes. He told commissioners the county is urging regulators to follow PHMSA’s earlier recommendation of about 0.2 kilograms per hour for distribution systems and to adopt leak grading that accounts for environmental harms in addition to…
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