2025 APGA Excellence in Environmental Stewardship Award

The APGA Commitment to Environmental Stewardship identifies 10 actions APGA members are committed to pursing.

For each of the 10 activities in the Commitment, please describe how your system has:
- Incorporated the action into practice,
- Taken steps to incorporate the action, or
- Evaluated the feasibility or practicality of incorporating the action.

Where appropriate, please attach examples that demonstrate your responses (see upload option at the end of the application).

If your system has not addressed one of the actions in the Commitment. Please respond "N/A".

The APGA Environmental Task Group reviews submissions and selects winners for this award.

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* 1. Enhancing leak detection and repair programs through utilization of new technologies.

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* 2. Replacing aging infrastructure that is known to have a higher probability of leaks.

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* 3. Further educating and supporting third-party damage prevention activities.

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* 4. Promoting energy efficiency programs.

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* 5. Incorporating best practices for methane emission mitigation at metering and regulation stations and city gate stations where appropriate and feasible

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* 6. Tracking or reporting greenhouse gas emissions as required under the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

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* 7. Incorporating best practices and innovative technologies for methane emission mitigation during pipeline blowdowns where appropriate and feasible.

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* 8. Evaluating and participating in the activities encouraged by voluntary programs intended to reduce methane emissions, such as EPA’s Natural Gas STAR and Methane Challenges Programs or the ONE Future Coalition

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* 9. Evaluating and incorporating low or no-carbon energy sources, such as RNG and hydrogen, in supply portfolios when available and feasible

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* 10. Investing in research, development, and deployment of emission mitigation, natural gas delivery, efficient end-use technologies, and the use of new fuels when effective.

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