In Findlay, Columbia Gas of Ohio is planning to replace three gas lines in 2025 and 2026. According to Megan Huyor, a public affairs specialist for Columbia Gas of Ohio, the gas lines being replaced are on Lincoln Street, Defiance Avenue, and Bolton Street in 2025, and on Prospect Avenue in 2026. 

The company will replace aged cast iron, wrought iron, unprotected coated steel, bare steel distribution pipe, and hazardous customer service lines. They will be adding in modern piping to reduce the chances of leakages, lower the cost of maintenance, and reduce the need to dig up streets, sidewalks, and lawns. 

Columbia Gas is asking the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to approve the reimbursement of $28.7 million in expenses. If approved, the Infrastructure Replacement Program Rider will raise the gas bill for customers by $1.38 each month. Hunyor says that larger consumers and commercial customers will not see a fixed dollar increase on their statement, but a small increase in their surcharge. 

The application for the reimbursement will be sent to the PUCO in February.