Pipelines
Gas Line Explosion Destroys Equipment in California Desert
BARSTOW, Calif. (AP) — Southern California authorities say nobody was hurt when a natural gas line caught fire and exploded, destroying heavy construction equipment in the western Mojave Desert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The San Bernardino Sun reports (http://bit.ly/2yjriLr ) the blas..
Virginia Water Board to Take up Pipeline Permits in December
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality plans to make its recommendations in December about water quality permits needed for two natural gas pipeline projects to proceed. The department has been evaluating the permits required under the Clean Water Act for the ..
Boise State University Sinkhole Causes Flooding, Traps Fire Truck
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise State University officials say a water main break caused massive flooding to stream through a main artery on the campus and trapped a fire engine inside a sinkhole. According to the university, a water main broke Monday evening near the Student Union Building. A fire engin..
Harvey Knocked out Dozens of Texas Water, Sewer Systems
DALLAS (AP) — State and federal environmental agencies report Harvey knocked out five drinking-water systems and seven sewage systems in the 58 Texas counties covered by Gov. Greg Abbott’s disaster declaration. In a joint statement issued Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Tex..
American States Water Company Wins 50-Year Contract to Provide Water, Wastewater Services at Fort Riley
American States Water Company’s contracted services subsidiary, American States Utility Services, Inc., has been awarded a 50-year contract by the U.S. government to operate, maintain, and provide construction management services for the water distribution, wastewater collection, and treatment facil..
Drone Companies Team up to Service North Dakota Oil Patch
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A Norway-based manufacturer and a Scandinavian technology company have been teaming up with a North Dakota drone operation to service the region’s utility and oil and gas customers. Robot Aviation, a manufacturing company based in Poland, and eSmart, a software company founded in..
Nebraska City Uses Sonar Tool to Assess Sewer Lines
BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — A city in eastern Nebraska is using a musical instrument of sorts as a sewer line rapid assessment tool to help figure out how much money the city will need to repair and maintain its sewers. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the SL-Rat transmitter is the first tool used to ..
Canada’s Watchdog: Kinder Morgan Complied With Stop Order
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has said that Kinder Morgan had complied with an order from last week to stop work that it was not yet authorized to perform along the planned route of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The Trans Mountain Expansion Project envisages the twinning of the exis..
Brine Spill Heightens Tribe Concern About Pipeline Material
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota American Indian tribe no longer wants fiberglass-based pipelines on its reservation after recent spills. Last month, a pipeline spilled more than 33,000 gallons of brine in a pasture on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The spill occurred on a segment of pip..
Tribal Head who Led Dakota Access Pipeline Fight Voted Out
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Native American official who has been the face and voice of the fight against the Dakota Access oil pipeline has been voted out of office. Unofficial results from the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s general election Wednesday showed that Dave Archambault received only 37 perce..
Administrative Action Requested on Cadiz Water Infrastructure Project
Blueprint 2025 today announced it has joined the North American Building Trades Unions in a written request to the Secretaries of the U.S. Departments of the Interior and Transportation seeking action in support of the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery & Storage Project (Cadiz Water Project)..
Consumers Energy to Take Closer Look at Copper Gas Lines
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — Consumers Energy has agreed to inspect certain natural gas lines every three years instead of five. The utility is responding to a request from state regulators. The state says leak rates in copper gas lines have climbed in comparison to steel lines that are coated and wrapped..
Disputed East Coast Pipeline Likely to Expand
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The developers of a disputed natural gas pipeline on the U.S. East Coast are considering a major expansion of the project into South Carolina, according to remarks made by an energy company executive and interviews with others in the industry. Opponents of the Atlantic Coast Pi..
Governor Grateful for Help on Pipeline Costs
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says he’s grateful that the company that built the Dakota Access pipeline has given the state $15 million to cover the costs of policing months of sometimes violent protests. Burgum says the state will use the money to pay down debt it took on dur..
North Dakota Gets $15 Million from Pipeline Developer for Protests
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The company that built the Dakota Access Pipeline is giving North Dakota $15 million to help cover the costs of policing extensive protests of the pipeline. A spokesman for Gov. Doug Burgum told The Associated Press on Thursday that Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners has wir..
Colorado Regulators: 430 Pipelines Failed Leak Test
DENVER (AP) — Colorado regulators say about 430 oil or gas pipelines near occupied buildings failed a leak-detection test that the state ordered after a fatal explosion blamed on a gas line. The results were posted on the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission website Wednesday. It wasn’t im..
Tiny Holes, Faulty Parts to Blame for Failed Pipeline Inspections
DENVER (AP) — Colorado regulators say tiny holes or faulty parts could be the reason that about 430 oil or gas pipelines failed a leak-detection test after a fatal explosion blamed on gas seeping from a severed line. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission said Thursday the number of pipel..
American Water Awarded New Contract for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio
American Water Works Company, Inc. today announced that its Military Services Group has been awarded a contract for ownership, operation and maintenance of the water and wastewater systems at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. According to the contract, the award revenue is estimated at approx..
New Draft SEIS Issued for Southeast Market Pipelines Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for the Southeast Market Pipelines Project to address the August 22, 2017 Opinion issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia regarding the Commis..
Ohio Village Receives $1 Million for Sewer Project
The Ohio EPA has awarded an $1.16 million low-interest loan to the village of Manchester to improve water quality in the Ohio River by updating sewers and a pump station. As part of the project, the village plans to rehabilitate sanitary sewers and replace a pump station to reduce sewer overflows t..
New Jersey American Water Invests $4.4 Million in Monmouth County Water Upgrades
New Jersey American Water has started construction on a number of water infrastructure improvements, investing over $4.4 million within its Monmouth County service areas. The approximate 30,130 feet of new pipe replaces water main that was installed as far back as the 1900s. The existing pipe has re..
Enbridge Fails Pipeline Inspection in Canada
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has issued three Inspection Officer Orders to Enbridge for failure to adhere to worker safety, pipe handling and environmental protection requirements during construction activity on the High Pine Expansion Project near Chetwynd, British Columbia. The NEB orders ..
Canadian Regulators Conduct Emergency Response Exercise for Pipeline Project
On Sept. 20, 2017, Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) conducted a full scale emergency response exercise at Kinder Morgan’s Burnaby Terminal and at the Incident Command Post in Coquitlam, as a condition for approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project. As part of its Onshore Pipeline Regulati..
Commission Awards $8.6M Contract for Bonito Lake Restoration
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — Alamogordo City Commissioners approved a contract with Smithco Construction to complete the Bonito Lake restoration project. The Alamogordo Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/2yvZHm2 ) the city approved an $8.6 million deal on Tuesday. Bonito Lake, which is used for drinking..
Maine Turns to Canada to Increase Natural Gas Supply
FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he’s exploring the idea of expanding the state’s natural gas supply with a pipeline from Canada because of stalled pipeline efforts to the south. LePage is frustrated by a lack of progress in bringing more natural gas into Maine after a Massachuset..
Jumpsuit Flushed Down Jail Toilet Causes Raw Sewage Flood
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey justice complex has sustained significant damage after an inmate flushed a jumpsuit down a toilet, causing the main sewer line to burst and flood the building. The incident occurred Sunday night at the Ocean County Justice Complex in Toms River. The Asbury..
Energy Transfer Partners Cited for More Rover Pipeline Violations in Ohio
The Ohio EPA has cited Energy Transfer Partners for spilling soap wastewater and soil/sediment into a tributary of Irish Creek, Loudon Township, Carroll County. The Notice of Violation comes less than a week after the company was granted permission by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to resu..
Sewage Flow Returns to Busted Interceptor in Macomb County
FRASER, Mich. (AP) — Sewage is flowing again through a major interceptor line that collapsed north of Detroit. Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller marked the milestone during a ceremony Tuesday in Fraser. The broken line along 15 Mile Road caused a football field-sized sinkhole ..
14 Michigan Communities Awarded Water System Fix-Up Funds
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Fourteen Michigan communities are getting money to improve their water and sewer systems. The Michigan Economic Development Corp. says $23.2 million in grants are being distributed under a program established last year. It’s intended to boost economic growth and help low..
New York Makes $50 Million Available to Farms for Water Projects
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New York has allotted $50 million in grant funding for water quality projects on livestock farms in the state. The money is part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $2.5 Billion Clean Water Infrastructure Act. It’s aimed at helping large livestock farmers make sure there’s proper management an..
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