Carson and Carson Valley natural gas transmission maintenance taking place

The Paiute Pipeline Company will be performing maintenance on its natural gas transmission pipeline today through Friday in Carson Valley.The company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Southwest Gas Corporation, will perform a controlled release of nitrogen between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the intersection of US 395 and Plymouth Drive. This is a routine maintenance operation.Though natural gas may never be removed from the pipeline, people in the area may smell a natural gas odor and hear loud noise