To: President Donald Trump, The Virginia State House, The Virginia State Senate, Governor Ralph Northam, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
No Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Firm opposition of construction and operation of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (formerly known as the Southeast Reliability Project) led by Dominion Power. The proposed gas pipeline would run from West Virgina to North Carolina, crossing Nelson County from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the James River.
Why is this important?
The proposed route through Nelson County traverses much of our most scenic, rugged, and undeveloped terrain. Specifically, the construction of the pipeline through the watershed of the Rockfish River would disturb and damage surface water resources at or near every stream crossing. The existence of a gas pipeline of the magnitude proposed would have a harmful effect on tourism, a critical component of the economy of Nelson County. The continued presence would impose a significant burden on local government resources including but not limited to our largely volunteer fire and rescue services. Real estate along or near the proposed route would be adversely impacted, harming property owners directly in the path of the pipeline, as well as neighboring properties. Nelson County would not derive any perceptible benefit from the project sufficient to compensate for the harm caused to property owners, tourism, natural resources, and the ongoing disruption of life in the county for a period of years. Please help to resolve this!