The report released this week by the Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition describes the responses from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to a series of records requests the Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition filed in the last two months to discover what evidence DEQ has to support its claims that a Corps of Engineers permit will protect Virginia waters where the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline propose to dig and blast through streams and wetlands.
Pipeline group to set up ‘citizen air force’
- – News Leader – 3/1/18
Citizen Surveillance Program for the ACP Is Announced by ABRA
A citizen initiative to monitor construction activities of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) was publicly announced by ABRA on Monday, January 22. The objective of the Pipeline Compliance Surveillance Initiative (Pipeline CSI) is to ensure strict application of environmental laws and regulations for the ACP.
Anti-pipeline group vows to ‘monitor’ project
- – The News Virginian – 1/22/18
DPMC Asks Virginia Governor to Restore Integrity to Pipeline Reviews
The Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition (DPMC) has written Virginia Governor Ralph Northam asking that he order responsible state officials to correct the failures and improper actions exhibited by the Department of Environmental Quality and State Water Control Board in its improper decision to issue water quality certifications for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Mountain Valley Pipeline.
DPMC Sues Virginia DEQ On Practices in Issuing Water Quality Certificates
The Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition (DPMC) filed suit on June 5 against the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in state Circuit Court for the City of Richmond. DPMC is asking the court to rule that DEQ issued a Clean Water Act section 401 Water Quality Certification for construction of utility lines,
Group sues Virginia environmental agency over pipeline permitting
- – Richmond Times-Dispatch – 6/7/17
DPMC Urges Thorough Water Analysis, Public Input for ACP & MVP
The Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition (DPMC) has asked the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for transparency and broad public input in the agency’s reviews of water quality applications for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) and the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP).
DPMC Objects to ‘One-Size-Fits-All Approach’ to Regulating Utility Projects
The Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition (DPMC) has filed objections with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) regarding the agency’s proposal to issue a “Water Quality Certification” (WQC) that would give free rein to build utility lines through state streams and wetlands.
Dominion’s Plans to Use HDD Challenged in Comments to FERC
The risk of failure for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) to safely cross the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (ANST) and the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) is “substantial,” according to comments filed February 7 by the Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition (DPMC).