Mountain Valley Pipeline is Not a Done Deal, But is Still in Process

Whether in the swamp, in the courtroom, or in the air — opposition continues!

From an Email of Daniel Shaffer, Allegheny – Blue Ridge Alliance, November 19, 2021

Several key decisions are due to be made soon concerning necessary permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Here’s a review of some key dates:

• Army Corps of Engineers consideration of a 404 permit for the MVP to cross streams and rivers in both WV and VA – deadline for comments is 11:59 pm, November 19. For info on filing comments, click here.

• Virginia State Water Control Board meeting on issuing a 401 certificate for the MVP is scheduled for December 14 in Richmond, VA. For available information, click here.

• West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is due to make a decision about on a 401 certificate for the MVP by November 29.

• Virginia Air Pollution Control Board meets on December 2 and 3 in Chatham, VA to consider an air permit for the MVP Lambert Compressor Station. Details are here and here.

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See Also: Mountain Valley Pipeline has a terrible record. Why would regulators let it go forward? — Virginia Mercury -– 11/12/21. § Seriously. It’s obviously going to be hugely damaging. Why does VA.DEQ seem so…invested in this project?

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See Also: State should have oversight over proposed Chickahominy Pipeline, regulator says — Virginia Mercury – 11/15/21. § “In my opinion, Chickahominy’s planned pipeline in Charles City County VA would be subject to the commission’s jurisdiction … because Chickahominy would be a ‘public utility’ under the plain language of the Utility Facilities Act,” wrote Hearing Examiner D. Mathias Roussy in a report to the commission.