HomeMagazine2019October 2019, Vol. 246, No. 10Feds Clear Way for Williams Pipeline over NY Objections

October 2019, Vol. 246, No. 10

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Feds Clear Way for Williams Pipeline over NY Objections

Federal regulators have cleared the way for a Williams Partners natural gas pipeline to move forward despite New York’s denial of a water quality permit that had blocked the project. FERC ruled the state Department of Environmental Conservation missed a one-year deadline when it rejected the permit in 2016. The 124-mile, 30-inch-wide pipeline would run from Pennsylvania’s shale gas fields to eastern New York. Tulsa, Okla.-based Williams appealed to federal courts after New York rejected a water quality permit over concerns for 250 streams. It appealed to FERC after losing court challenges. Williams spokesman Christopher Stockton said the project sponsors are evaluating their next steps.

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