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.
New Critical Zone Mapping System Now Available
The Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition has just published an interactive Critical Zone Mapping System (CZMS) in support of citizen efforts to overcome the continuing failure of the regulatory system. Dominion Energy, with the cooperation of state and federal government,
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 Takes Legal Action Against Virginia DEQ. Again!
For the second time in less than a year, the Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition (DPMC) has started a legal proceeding to compel the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to obey the state’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
DPMC seeks information justifying a DEQ decision that affects regulation of utility lines constructed through streams and wetlands in Virginia.