Should Natural Gas Pipelines be Built in Northeastern PA? By: Ethan, Tanner, Rebecca, Tara.
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Should Natural Gas Pipelines be Built in Northeastern PA?
By: Ethan, Tanner, Rebecca, Tara
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Why Pipelines are Controversial
Lycoming County #6 (more than 20 million McF)
25000 more gathering pipelines (according to Nature Conservancy of PA)
PVR partners
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Absence of Regulations
Siting not regulated until act 127 implementation (2012)
No regulation of larger Marcellus Shale pipelines
No consistent method for determining where natural gas infrastructure will be developed.
Gathering Lines in PA are subject to NO federal safety standards.
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Local Cons Lack of high stress pipeline regulations
Flood plains/erosion enable pipe damage
Gathering lines in PA are not required to be odorized.
limited personal and financial resources available for aging pipeline renovation
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Local Cons Rural areas already have flooding history
Marcellus Shale- accidents at gas well sites and transportation of hazardous materials
Deterioration/patchwork regulation-heavily populated areas
Lack of knowledge of elected public officials
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Local Cons Difficulty of transporting UNG
Buried=forgotten
Proximity to schools, community centers, and hospitals.
Overlap of gas gathering and water pipelines
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Local Cons Pose a threat to soil and water if ruptured.
soil erosion and habitat fragmentation
Forest Fragmentation
Corrosion risk-weakening of pipeline
Methane leakage- MS lines
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Unregulated Lines by County
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Causes of Serious Incidents
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Significant Incidents
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Recommendations/Alternative Solutions
More local, state, and federal involvement in higher Marcellus Shale gathering pipeline regulation.
Equal precautions paid to mid-level gathering lines as federal interstate transmission lines.
Best management practices as aligned with the PA Constitution.
Increased public involvement prior to siting of Marcellus Shale gathering and transmission lines.
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Recommendations/Alternative Solutions
Establishment of safety standards above minimum required by Department of Transportation.
Establish costly penalties that encourage compliance with safety regulations.
Regulate pipeline coating and lining so as to inhibit corrosion risk.
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Recommendations/Alternative Solutions
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System-Computer system which can detect leaks based on pressure and mass balance
Require all gas pipelines to be odorized
PA One Call “Call Before you Dig” Ensures safe completion of excavation projects
Strengthen Act 127
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Natural Gas Gathering Lines
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Regulatory Laws and Acts on Gathering Lines
Clean Streams Law Permits for water pollution
Dam Safety and Encroachments Act Pipelines near waterways
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Laws and Acts (2)
Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program Threatened and endangered species
Gas and Hazardous Liquids Pipelines Act Pipeline regulators must register with the PA PUC (Public Utilities
Commision)
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Laws and Acts (3)
PA PUC Gas Safety Section Organization of enforcement
Underground Utility Line Protection Pipelines outside of facilities must be marked
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Pros of Pipeline Infrastructure
PA has been a net consumer of natural gas.
It will bring new jobs to the regions with the significant levels of pipeline construction, because of the levels of Marcellus shale coming to the region.
Impacts include habitat fragmentation that can make a habitat smaller.
Impacts on viewsheds so the pipelines can be very visible in the public areas.
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Cons
Natural gas pipeline infrastructure can spread invasive weeds, which are non active plants that can be dangerous to the environment.
They can affect the property values because they are very large and take up many acres so they can be visible.
It can affect the air quality as well because of all the chemicals that are being put up into the air.
They also make a lot of noise, which can make citizens not happy and move.
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Consider this
Things to consider:
Don’t increase the diameter of a pipeline,
What substances can be transported in the pipeline?
If there is trouble with the pipeline, how can it be taken care of?
There is a pipeline marker, if there was an emergency and who to contact, and what contents the pipeline has.
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Types of Pipelines
Gathering system- Connect all of the wells together
Interstate Pipeline Systems- carries most of the oil that is transported.
Distribution system- transporting oil from a facility to the transmission line.
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Pros of pipelines in pa
Natural gas can be transformed into liquid fuels such as synthetic gasoline and diesel, as is being done in the major gas fields of Qatar.
Marcellus Shale development is proceeding rapidly, as is the production in other deep shale gas fields across the nation, as the industry seeks to gain more gas at less cost.
Coal bed methane is easily tapped by wells because coal is found at so much lower depth than the major organic shale’s.
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Cons to having pipelines in northeastern PA
Since Federal law beginning in 1978 deregulated the price, the value of gas has risen in the United States, increasing the incentive for its production, transport by pipeline, and sale.
Methane causes human asphyxiation greater than 50% in air.
The human eye cannot see escaping gas, so workers need to use infrared photography to locate the escaping gas.
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Thoughts we have on the subject.
Due to the amount of research shown, also the information we have collected. We have come to the conclusion that we are indifferent towards it. We feel this way because the subject has positive and negatives that affect us in every way from the negatives and the positives.