Federal Regulators Raise Safety Concerns Over Mountain Valley Pipeline in Formal Notice

Federal Regulators Raise Safety Concerns Over Mountain Valley Pipeline in Formal Notice

By Phil McKenna, Inside Climate News (Aug. 22, 2023)

“Federal regulators have sent a proposed safety order to the developers of the contentious and highly politicized Mountain Valley Pipeline citing concerns over potential pipe corrosion and land movement in the steep mountain terrain the pipeline will cross in West Virginia and Virginia. 

In the proposed order, issued Aug. 11, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) noted that conditions may exist along the Mountain Valley Pipeline that “pose a pipeline integrity risk to public safety, property, or the environment” and “may present immediate risk if the pipeline is commissioned without remediation.”