The Constitution Pipeline Company proposes a 124-mile interstate natural
gas transmission pipeline through NY Counties Broome, Chenango, Delaware, and
Schoharie Counties from Pennsylvania. Send your comment by this Friday,
February 27, to Stephen Tomasik, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (518)
402-9167 (Division of Environmental Permits).
Consequences:
The proposed pipeline would cross multiple public drinking water supply sources, three
watersheds, 92 acres of wetlands, 277 bodies of water including high
quality streams, trout streams, and 99 protected streams.
Land—it would impact 1,862 acres of land, leaving 748 acres permanently
altered. Only 9% will be constructed along existing rights-of-way,
resulting in clear-cutting of hundreds of thousands of trees in the
1,025 acres of forest land that will be disturbed by the Project. The
permanent conversion of forest to open land will result in increased
stormwater runoff and decrease resilience to flooding.
Summary
Proposed mitigation strategies submitted by Constitution Pipeline Company
do not provide an adequate assessment of probable impacts associated with
a natural gas pipeline right-of-way. Without substantial changes to
construction and management plans, widespread disruption of forest
ecosystems and local watershed resources will occur. Restoration of these
systems will be a monumental cost incurred by taxpayers and adjacent
private property owners.
For further information, http://www.dec.ny.gov/. The Catskill Mountainkeeper has much more information,
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