The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued on July 10 a Notice of Violation (NOV) against the Mountain Valley Pipeline.  In announcing the Notice, DEQ said:

The alleged violations include failure to take corrective actions within required timeframes, failure to install (and improperly installed) best management practices in accordance with approved erosion and sediment control plans, release of sediment off the right-of-way, and sediment deposited in surface waters. These issues are located in Craig, Franklin, Giles, Montgomery, Pittsylvania and/or Roanoke counties.

The issuance of an NOV is the first step toward generating enforcement action by DEQ.
The NOV requires MVP representatives to contact DEQ within 10 days to discuss how to remedy the situation and how they will prevent future violations. Enforcement actions are frequently resolved with payment of civil charges and required actions to correct the violations.

A copy of the DEQ NOV is available here.

Virginia DEQ Initiatives Enforcement Action Against the MVP
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