By Barbara Cuthbert.
When asked about concerns that air emissions from the proposed Compressor Station 206 could contaminate drinking water if a reservoir is constructed at Trap Rock Quarry when it stops mining in 2045, Williams-Transco spokesperson Christopher Stockton told the Editor of Franklin Reporter & Advocate that this would not be an issue. He then noted, “The regulatory and permitting process for interstate natural gas transmission compressor stations is robust, protecting the health and safety of the public living near compressor stations” in an article entitled, Transco: Proposed Gas Compressor Would Not Affect Future Reservoir (12/12/17). Issues with this statement are:
The “robust” regulatory and permitting process starts with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) which has only rejected two interstate pipeline projects in 40 years, and this was because the companies could not prove that they had customers for the gas they wanted to transport.
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