Mountain Valley Pipeline abandoned plan to use a blanket permit
Friday, January 29, 2021
The Mountain Valley Pipeline will abandon its plan to use a blanket permit to cross nearly 500 streams and wetlands and instead seek individual approvals for each crossing, according to CBS 19 News.
The decision is expected to make the project, which has already been plagued by regulatory and legal delays, more costly and time-consuming. However, Mountain Valley attorney Todd Normane said in a letter Tuesday to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that switching to individual permits is “the most efficient and effective path to project completion.”
The federal 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has set aside the blanket permit twice.
Learn more: CBS 19 News > Mountain Valley Pipeline changes strategy on permits
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