Williams TRANSCO Drops NESE Project, Gas Compressor Station
The company behind a $1 billion, multi-state gas pipeline proposal that would include a compressor station in the township has decided to walk away from the project. Williams-TRANSCO told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on April 10 that it would let the current approval for the project – known as the Northeast Services Enhancement Project, […]
Williams-TRANSCO Gets Two More Years To Win Approvals For NESE Project And Gas Compressor Station
Williams-Transco on May 20 won federal approval of its request for a two-year extension to bring to fruition the company’s planned Northeast Services Enhancement Project, which includes a gas compressor station in Franklin. Transco on March 19 applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a two-year extension on FERC’s approval of the $1 billion […]
Williams-Transco NESE Project, Including Gas Compressor, May Have Second Life
Less than a year after its opponents were celebrating its demise, the controversial Williams-Transco Northeast Services Enhancement Project to increase its natural gas pipeline infrastructure has reared its head. Transco on March 19 applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a two-year extension on FERC’s approval of the $1 billion project, which is set […]
State DEP Declares Transco NESE Applications Moot, Kills Compressor Station
In a decision based more on a technicality than environmental concerns, state environmental officials have denied a series of applications that would have allowed the construction of a 32,000-horsepower gas compressor station in the southern portion of the township. The decision by the state Department of Environmental Protection to deny the permits sought by Texas-based […]
In Your Opinion: Deadline Is Aug. 23 For Comments On TRANSCO Compressor Station
Submitted by the Franklin Township Task Force on Compressor Station 206. Our health is harmed by increasing numbers of air quality alert days, heat spells, rainy spells and more climate change effects linked to fossil fuel projects The state Department of Environmental Protection is reviewing permits for over a dozen fossil fuel projects, and one […]
In Your Opinion: Ask NJDEP For New Public Hearings On Transco Project
Submitted by the Franklin Township Task Force on COmpressor Station 206. Before August 2 – Take a minute to let NJDEP know that you want them to hear your concerns about Compressor Station 206 & pipeline under Raritan Bay Maybe once, maybe twice, but never thrice … Williams/Transco’s 2017 permit applications were withdrawn because they […]
In Your Opinion: Urge DEP To Deny Transco NESE Permits
If all permits are not obtained, the Compressor Station 206 and pipeline near and under the Raritan Bay cannot be built. The NJDEP is still reviewing permit applications for the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Project. Over 300 concerned residents attended the NJDEP Hearing on November 5, and the 3-minute comments were still being made past […]
In Your Opinion: Oppose Williams/Transco Compressor Station At NJDEP Hearing
Submitted by Barbara Cuthbert, member of the Franklin Township Task Force Against Compressor Station 206. The NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has scheduled a Public Hearing for the Freshwater Wetlands Permit Application for the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Project with Compressor Station 206 and pipelines in Old Bridge, Sayreville, and through Raritan Bay. DATE: […]
In Your Opinion: FERC Approval Of Transco Compressor Station Would Not Emphasize Protection
Submitted by Franklin Township Task Force on Compressor Station 206 & NESE’s Steering Committee. Series Issue 5: Approval of natural gas facilities and pipelines by FERC does not emphasize protecting us. We are all citizens of a town, state and country with the right to expect clean air and water. Private industries and some elected […]
Six Of 12 Transco Environmental Permits Deficiencies Tied To Gas Compressor Station
Half of the deficiencies that threatened to scuttle necessary state environmental permits for a natural gas pipeline project, before an 11th-hour withdrawal of the permit applications, were connected to the part of that project which falls in Franklin Township. The township is slated to be home to a 32,000-horsepower gas compressor station, part of […]
