Ohio EPA approves NEXUS pipeline project
Monday, October 2, 2017
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency recently granted the NEXUS Gas Transmission a water-quality certificate for its pipeline project, according to the Canton Repository.
NEXUS needed the certificate to construct its $2.1 billion, 36-inch diameter natural gas pipeline across Ohio. It requires NEXUS to have detailed plans for dealing with stormwater and unanticipated leaks of drilling fluid — two issues that arose during construction of the Rover Pipeline.
The 255-mile NEXUS pipeline will start near Hanoverton in Columbiana County and cross Washington, Nimishillen, Marlboro and Lake townships in Stark County before entering the city of Green.
Learn more: Canton Repository > NEXUS gets Ohio EPA certificate
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Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.
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