To: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Corps of Engineers: Study the Bluegrass Pipeline
The proposed Bluegrass Pipeline would cross over 700 waterways, including the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for preventing damage to waterways. A comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement was required for the company's Overland Pass NGL pipeline project and should be completed for the proposed Bluegrass hazardous liquids project as well.
Why is this important?
More than 20% of the country's population depends on the Ohio, Kentucky, and Mississippi Rivers and their tributaries for vital water supplies. Safeguarding these resources is essential to the lives and livelihoods of millions of people from Pennsylvania to Louisiana.
Thorough analysis of routing alternatives and of the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of the proposed “Bluegrass Pipeline” project is essential to protecting the public and land, air, and water resources from adverse effects of the construction and re-purposing of pipelines for this project.
We, the undersigned, request that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in conjunction with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, undertake a comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement for the entire Bluegrass Pipeline project, ranging from Pennsylvania to Louisiana.
We also request that the applicants Williams Companies, Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP, and the Bluegrass Pipeline LLC be directed to refrain from engaging in any actions, including easement acquisition, that would prejudicially commit resources to one route prior to the conclusion of the analysis of impacts of alternatives (including no action).