Modifications to the West Virginia regulations covering stream crossings for pipelines and similar projects have been proposed by the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. The modifications address the issue of the state’s existing requirement governing the timeframe within which stream crossing must be completed within 72 hours.
Mountain Valley Pipeline starts the new year with new complications
- – The Roanoke Times – 1/16/19
West Virginia DEP Invites Comments on Stream Crossing Permits
September 17 is the deadline for public input on proposed changes on the conditions under which stream crossings can be accomplished in West Virginia by the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Mountain Valley Pipeline. Currently, projects like the two pipelines would be required to complete stream crossings within 72 hours,
Comment Period for Virginia Compressor Station Opens
A five-week comment period on a draft permit for air emissions from the proposed ACP compressor station in Buckingham has been announced. The comment period opened August 8 and will close on September 11. Further details, including a link to the draft permit,
Thanks to FOIA by Wild Virginia, We Now Know That Pipeline Interests Have Deluged Virginia DEQ with Thousands of “Astroturfed,” Pro-Pipeline Postcards, Emails, etc. Spewing B.S. Talking Points
- – Blue Virginia – 7/22/18
Water board to weigh pipeline comments
- – Recorder – 6-28-18
13,000 Comment on Adequacy of the NWP 12 Program for the ACP & MVP
The request of the Virginia State Water Control Board for input from the public on the sufficiency of the U.S. Army Corps NWP 12 permit program for stream crossings of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) produced an outpouring of comments.
Virginia State Legislators File Comments Urging State Water Control Board to Conduct Stream-By-Stream Analysis of Gas Pipelines’ Impacts on Water Quality
- – Blue Virginia – 6/15/18
2 pipeline projects draw more than 13,000 public comments
As Mountain Valley Pipeline work continues, state water board ponders its next move
- – The Roanoke Times – 6/15/18