Pipeline Construction
North Dakota’s Bill Rises for Oil Pipeline Protest Costs
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s bill for policing protests of the Dakota Access pipeline continues to rise. The North Dakota Emergency Commission is set to borrow an additional $5 million Monday to cover law enforcement costs. That will bring the total line of credit from the state-owned ..
Pacific Connector Pipeline Application Filed
Veresen Inc. has submitted applications with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the Jordan Cove Energy and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Projects, which include the construction and operation of the 7.8 million tonne per annum LNG export terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon and a related pipeline..
Ohio Sewer District Receives $150 Million to Reduce Overflows
The Ohio EPA has awarded more than $150 million in low-interest loans to the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) for two projects aimed at reducing combined sewer overflows (CSOs). NEORSD will use a loan of $142,320,000 to construct a four-mile-long storage tunnel on the east side of Cl..
Ohio Communities Get $19 Million for Sewer, Water Projects
The Ohio EPA has awarded more than $19 million in funding for sewer and water construction projects across the state. The projects receiving funding include: $721,026 to the city of Wellstone to update water lines and a water treatment plant and generator. The project includes the rehabilitatio..
London Studying Ways to Reduce New Fatberg Under Chinatown
LONDON (AP) — British engineers are studying ways to dispose of yet another oversize “fatberg” threatening London’s aged sewers. Stuart White of Thames Water says the latest fat blob is located in a busy area beneath Chinatown near London’s famed Leicester Square. He said Monday it’s not causing..
Vermont Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Pipeline Under Park
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – Vermont’s state supreme court has issued a decision that a Vermont Gas pipeline going under a public park will not impact its use. Activists who oppose the pipeline going under the Hinesburg park argued the 85-acre park was already designated for public use, so it couldn’t be..
Top Nevada Water Official Begins Key Vegas Pipeline Hearings
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s top state water official begins hearings Monday on a crucial issue in a plan for Las Vegas to drill drinking water wells beneath arid rangeland in rural valleys just west of the Nevada-Utah state line. State Engineer Jason King in Carson City has to decide, again, if pumpi..
Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline Public Hearings Set to Start
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota kicks off public hearings this week on whether regulators should allow Enbridge Energy to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. The replacement would have higher capacity than the existing pipeline and run along a new route in some areas..
CEA Expands Pipeline Campaign to Focus on Minnesotans’ Access to Affordable Energy
The Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) has released a pair of television ads in Minnesota as part of its on-going Pipelines for America campaign. The ads, which aired during Sunday night’s broadcast of the Emmy Awards, highlighted the consumer group’s expanded Minnesota effort, “Modernizing Minnesota,” ..
Montana Utility to Build Natural Gas Pipeline to Doosan Bobcat Factory
ISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck-based Montana Dakota Utilities is building a $13.8 million pipeline to provide natural gas to a South Korea-owned manufacturing facility in southeastern North Dakota. MDU says construction of the 12-inch, 21-mile long pipeline to the Doosan Bobcat Inc.’s factory in Gwi..
Ohio Regulators Issue Water Permit for the NEXUS Pipeline
The Ohio EPA has issued a Water Quality Certification for Enbridge’s Nexus Transmission Pipeline Project to be built in Columbiana, Stark, Summit, Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron, Erie, Sandusky, Wood, Lucas, Henry and Fulton counties. The 255-mile NEXUS Transmission Pipeline Project will deliver 1.5 ..
U.S. Shale: Water Is the New Oil
Texas has a water problem, and this one isn’t due to Hurricane Harvey… Rising U.S. shale output has led to increased amounts of the water that inadvertently flows out of wells together with oil. For now, drillers use trucks to transport this dirty water—which exceeds the amount of oil produced—to d..
Leaders: $271B Needed for Creaky Great Lakes Water Systems
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — State leaders say the Great Lakes region needs to drastically improve public water systems. The Great Lakes Commission this week called for upgrading wastewater treatment plants, storm water pipes and drinking water filtration systems. The commission, which represents the reg..
Residents File Motion to Stop Sunoco Pipeline Project
THORNBURY, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania homeowners’ association group has filed a motion to stop work on a pipeline project over environmental concerns. The Delaware County Daily Times reports (http://bit.ly/2xhnLtR ) the Andover homeowners’ association filed a motion in Commonwealth Court seeki..
North Dakota Town Completes $30 Million, 3-Year Infrastructure Project
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A three-year infrastructure reconstruction project has wrapped up in downtown Minot. The Minot Daily News reports that the $30 million project replaced miles of water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer pipes, streets, curb and gutters, sidewalks and street lighting. City ..
Colorado Revising Pipeline Regulations After Fatal Gas Explosion
DENVER (AP) — Colorado regulators are starting work on new rules for thousands of pipelines that crisscross oil and gas fields in the aftermath of a fatal home explosion blamed on a gas leak. The state Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will hold the first of two meetings with industry repre..
Ohio Increases Fines to $2.3 Million Against Pipeline Developer
TOLEDO (AP) – Ohio’s environmental agency has more than doubled the fines against a company building a natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Michigan. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency says the fines against Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners stemming from water and air pollution vio..
South Carolina AD Says Stadium Water Pressure Issue Resolved
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner says water pressure problems that affected restrooms and concession stands at William-Brice Stadium have been resolved. Tanner said Tuesday there was a flow issue connected to a valve on an underground line outside the stadium during..
North Dakota Settles with Dakota Access Pipeline Builder
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators have approved an agreement settling allegations that the Texas-based builder of the Dakota Access pipeline violated state rules during construction.North Dakota’s Public Service Commission last year accused Energy Transfer Partners of improperly reportin..
New York Invests $69M in Upgrades for Local Water Systems
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is making a $69 million investment in local water and sewer projects. The state announced the funding on Tuesday. It will support projects in 12 towns, cities and towns as part of a state program that aims to help local governments complete water projects they cou..
Utility Achieves Methane Capture Milestone
SmSouthern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced the company has passed the one million cubic foot mark in its ongoing methane capture initiative. This innovative process allows for gas that would otherwise be vented to the atmosphere during pipeline replacement work to be saved and reinject..
West Virginia National Guard Chief: Protect Infrastructure From Flooding
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The head of the West Virginia National Guard says the state needs to set standards to make sure water and sewer plants located in flood plains can withstand flooding. According to the Charleston Gazette-Mail , Adj. Gen James Hoyer told state lawmakers meeting in interim ses..
All Rover Pipeline HDD Activities Can Resume
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved Energy Transfer Partners request to resume Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) operations along the Rover Pipeline Project. Drilling operations at nine HDD locations approved by FERC are expected to begin within the week, with an emphas..
FERC Nominees Advanced by Senate Committee
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources today advanced two of President Trump’s nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Richard Glick, a Democratic attorney and Kevin McIntyre, FERC’s chairman-in-waiting. Glick and McIntyre will now receive a vote before the entire Senate...
Regulators Give Atlantic Sunrise OK to Build Pipeline
CONESTOGA, Pa. (AP) — Federal regulators have given final approval to a company planning a contested $3 billion pipeline to carry natural gas from northeastern Pennsylvania to Southern states. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the notice on Friday for 197-mile stretch of the Atl..
Pipeline Board: Let Campus Experts Analyze Enbridge Line 5
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An advisory group is recommending that Michigan universities analyze the worst-case scenario of an oil pipeline failure in the Straits of Mackinac. The effort would be led by Michigan Tech University, which would collaborate with experts at other universities. The recommendati..
East Chicago Starts Replacing Lead Pipes that Deliver Water
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — A northwest Indiana city has started replacing lead pipes in the area, a move the Environmental Protection Agency says is necessary to provide safe drinking water. East Chicago officials told the Post-Tribune the goal is to finish work at 400 homes by May. The state has t..
Officials Say Delaware County Needs $10M Sewer Repair
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A main sewer line in Delaware’s New Castle County needs $10 million in emergency repairs. The News Journal reports (http://delonline.us/2y72xOy ) that officials briefed the county council on the need for repairs to an underground stretch of concrete and steel pipe known as t..
Feds Announce $62 Million for Navajo Water Pipeline
GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Interior says it’s awarded a nearly $62 million contract for construction of a water pipeline between two northwestern New Mexico communities. The pipeline is part of the greater Navajo-Gallup Water Supply project, which has been in the works for several y..
Atlantic Sunrise Compressor Station Construction Project Begins
Williams Partners L.P. today announced that construction is underway in Pennsylvania on the greenfield portion of the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline project – an expansion of the existing Transco natural gas pipeline to connect abundant Marcellus gas supplies with markets in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeas..
- Tunnel boring machine ‘Clack-A-Mole’ nears one-third completion in Oregon outfall project
- Lynchburg, Va., breaks ground on largest-ever Blackwater CSO tunnel project
- Texas A&M weighs underground transit plan with Elon Musk's Boring Co. to reduce campus traffic
- Wyo-Ben’s Max Gel, Max Bore HDD system boost drilling efficiency, performance
- Federal court halts permits for 32-mile Tennessee gas pipeline project
- Wisconsin proposes new PFAS drinking water standards to align with federal rules
- Elgin, Ill., joins EPA drinking water initiative to accelerate lead pipe replacement
- Dog River pipeline replacement in Oregon improves water supply with new HDPE pipe
- Leaking wastewater systems named top source of San Diego River contamination, study finds
- New Portable Welding System From Miller