Comment on Mountain Valley Pipeline Stream Crossing Request

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Your Comments Needed on Request to Allow MVP to Cross Streams - Act by May 28

Mountain Valley Pipeline construction in Virginia over sensitive karst terrain.

The Mountain Valley Pipeline is back at it, attempting to construct their pipeline through headwater streams, under rivers and across wetlands. Right now, the Army Corps of Engineers is reviewing a request to allow them to proceed with waterbody crossings. Read our full comments to the Army Corps of Engineers on the request.

If you’ve been following this story for the past 6 years, (read our recent blog on the current state of the MVP) you’ll remember that MVP’s stream crossing permit was vacated by the courts because they could not meet the conditions of the general permit, the Nationwide 12, which covers activities related to pipeline construction.

Now, MVP is applying for a more site-specific, individual permit in an attempt to complete construction through the 600 waterbodies that have yet to be crossed, which includes some of the biggest rivers, steepest terrain and most sensitive habitats.

The Mountain Valley Pipeline is four years behind schedule, $3 billion over budget and has already incurred over 300 water violations and $2.7 million in fines between the two Virginias. It’s time to kick this ill-conceived project to the curb once and for all. Tell the Army Corps of Engineers that this project is not in the public interest and they must deny MVP's request.

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United States Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District

Subject: LRH-2015-00592-GBRLRP-2015-798, NAO-2015-0898

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Please accept my comments on Mountain Valley Pipeline’s application for a Department of the Army (DA) Permit under the provisions of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. 1. The application is riddled with inconsistencies and discrepancies. 2. MVP has not demonstrated that the project as proposed is the Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative nor have they avoided and minimized impacts. Their route is poorly planned through steep terrain and sensitive environments. 3. MVP’s impact on the endangered Candy Darter was not adequately addressed in the 2020 Biological Opinion because they changed the crossing methods within critical habitat. MVP must re-initiate the consultation process with the Fish and Wildlife Service. 4. The Army Corps issuance of this permit would be contrary to the public’s interest for the following reasons: a. MVP has and will continue to severely degrade the aesthetics of scenic areas such as the Appalachian Trail on Peters Mountain, the Greenbrier River, the Gauley River and the Elk River. b. MVP is devastating to the surrounding environment by impacting endangered species habitat, degrading water quality, and contribute to the effects of climate change that disproportionately impact underserved and minority populations. c. This project will permanently alter the soils and hydrology of approximately 10 acres of wetlands which are vital for habitat, flooding reduction and improving water quality. d. This project creates flooding hazards with increased scouring of the unconsolidated material in the stream bed potentially exposing the pipe during high flows. e. In addition to numerous private wells and springs along the route, MVP has the potential to impact drinking water supplies of 8 public water utilities. f. Recreation on popular rivers such as the Gauley, Greenbrier, and Elk will be severely disrupted during construction that would last up to 4 months. g. The MVP has already degraded water quality and they have only completed a small fraction of the waterbody crossings. VADEQ and WVDEP cited them approximately 300 times for violating water quality. h. This pipeline isn’t needed and will contribute significant amounts of methane to the atmosphere accelerating the impacts of climate change. 5. Because the public’s stake in this project is so high, I request the Army Corps host public hearings in impacted communities along the route. Thank you.

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