wgmiller
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Happened to see this on a friend's FB feed...
More natural gas lines in Lycoming County
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bringthepain
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The best part is they will then take most of the LNG and sell it Ukraine
6xAdams(Jones)
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Bound to happen. Take a look at a recent satellite map of the area pictured above. Nearly every mountain and ridge are patched with fracking sites - easily seen in contrast with the green.
blitzinstripes
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I don't have a problem as long as the permitting and regulatory procedures are followed. That's literally what they are in place to do.
lycoflyfisher
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I wont enter into the debate on location but from a dcnr and game commission perspective, this alignment follows property lines as opposed to internal fragmentation.
Additionally, this pipeline could have been located in much steeper terrain. It generally crosses rolling terrain and streams in headwater positions where they likely are transitioning to intermittent flow and will be easier to manage a crossing as opposed to lower in their respective watersheds.
I do understand some groups frustrstions and wanting to locate the pipeline along existing roads, but that isn't always possible.
Additionally, this pipeline could have been located in much steeper terrain. It generally crosses rolling terrain and streams in headwater positions where they likely are transitioning to intermittent flow and will be easier to manage a crossing as opposed to lower in their respective watersheds.
I do understand some groups frustrstions and wanting to locate the pipeline along existing roads, but that isn't always possible.
6xAdams(Jones)
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A 30-foot right-of-way, nearly all of which is "on state game land with about 800 feet in Tiadaghton State Forest." Will this right-of-way result in fenced-off firearms exclusion zones on public property?
lycoflyfisher
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Lots of pipelines and other utility ROWs on state land, I have yet to see any fenced off. Obviously access to pads and certaim transmission infrastructure may have small exclusion areas.
salmo
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bringthepain
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What is your question sir?
Lyco,
That was my exact conclusion as soon as I looked at the map above.
Also, regarding the mid-state trail concern, I couldn’t tell if it was just a crossing of the trail or if the trail and pipeline would now be one in the same. Trail crossings are never a big deal and, in fact, they often provide a view-point. Running a trail on a pipeline or power line right-of-way isn’t the most desirable, aesthetically speaking, but sometimes it’s worth it for the blueberries.
5footfenwick
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Seems like a no-brainer. The alternative route is already in the watershed of a dead stream. The unnamed right branch of silver run. The proposed route cuts across 3 class A brook trout streams in their headwaters. Why risk impacting 3 class A streams when you could just use the alternative route? What am I missing here?
salmo
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Sell it to Ukraine? Why? They used to be a net exporter of oil and gas products.
sandflyx
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all gas goes to china except for what we use.
Ukraine is not even on the list.
China is on the list, but not close to the top.
