Posted by Tara Flanagan | Feb 10, 2021
Update: Repairs have been completed on the pipeline. “We ask residents to please leave their porch light on as an indication to our technicians that they can safely work to restore gas service tonight,” said a release at 5:15 p.m on Feb. 10.
Atmos Energy was responding Wednesday, Feb. 10 to a natural gas outage that affected the north and west side of Buena Vista along County Road 361 and North Highway 24.
Technicians were working Wednesday, Feb. 10, to restore natural gas service to 200 customers in Buena Vista.
The situation was caused when a third-party construction crew damaged a transmission line late Tuesday. The supplier’s pipeline feeds natural gas to the Atmos Energy distribution system serving Buena Vista. While it was originally estimated that 200 customers were affected, Atmos determined Wednesday that the number was below 100.
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February 10, 2021
Atmos Energy is responding to a natural gas outage caused by a supplier’s transmission line that was damaged by a third-party construction crew late Tuesday evening.
The supplier’s pipeline feeds natural gas to the Atmos Energy distribution system serving Buena Vista, Colorado. The outage is expected to affect a smaller portion of the population, approximately 200 residential customers living along County Road 361 and North Highway 24 on the north and west side of town.
The supplier is currently working to resolve the issue.
Beginning Wednesday morning, residents may see Atmos Energy trucks throughout the area performing the restoration process.“We expect the restoration process will continue throughout the day, and affected customers will not have natural gas service during this time,” said Dan Higgins, Atmos Energy Operations Supervisor. “The safety of our customers, employees, and our system is our number one priority. Natural g