Eight conservation groups have urged the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to issue a a certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act for the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s requested approval of new waterbody crossing methods for the project.
Enviro Groups Argue: Mountain Valley Pipeline Drilling Proposal Requires Virginia Clean Water Act Review
- – Blue Virginia – 5/20/21
Attorney General Herring Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Rule Undermining States’ Clean Water Act Oversight
- – Office of the Attorney General of Virginia – 7/21/20
North Carolina Poised to Grant 401-Certification to ACP
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ) may announce as early as Friday its certification of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), under provisions of Section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act, according to reports that surfaced Wednesday and Thursday (see article below in In the News).
Virginia DEQ Shuts Down Public Input, Curbs Water Board in 401 Process
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has proclaimed that there is to be no further input from the public in the final stages of water quality certification (under Section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act) for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline,
Two Pipelines, Two Different Decisions
- – NPR WVTF – 12/26/17
Virginia DEQ Issues 401 Certificate for ACP: With Strings!
The December 12 decision by the Virginia State Water Control Board to approve, with conditions, a water quality certification for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) has finally been made official with a December 20 notification. In its certification document,
Second court challenge filed over water quality certification for Mountain Valley Pipeline
- – The Roanoke Times – 12/18/17
After pipeline losses, greens hope for win in this tiny town
- – E&E News – 12/21/17
MVP Certification Decision Challenged in Court
Following last week’s decision by the Virginia State Water Control Board to grant Section 401 water quality certification for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a group of ABRA members filed suit against the Water Control Board and the Department of Environmental Quality.