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Carbon County agrees to begin right‑of‑way process for AltaGen’s proposed pipeline across BLM land
Summary
Commissioners voted to authorize entering the initial stages of securing a BLM right‑of‑way at AltaGen's request for its "Jurassic Spark" natural gas project, with county staff stressing the county would not fund the environmental work or construction and that any final agreement would be reviewed before approval.
Commissioners discussed AltaGen's request that the county help secure a BLM right‑of‑way for a pipeline to serve a proposed natural gas plant on private land east of Wellington. Staff said AltaGen (and potential pipeline carriers like Williams or Enbridge) would be responsible for environmental work and maintenance; "the county is not paying for this," a commissioner emphasized.
County staff recommended the board authorize beginning the right‑of‑way process but conditioned approval on later review of specific contract documents. The board voted to "enter into the beginning stages of a right of way across the BLM property for AltaGen for the Jurassic Spark project," and the motion passed by voice vote.
