DEP approves permits for Transco’s pipeline expansion project
Friday, March 10, 2023
Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced it has issued permits for the construction and operation of Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company, LLC’s pipeline expansion project, according to Yahoo! News.
The Regional Energy Access Expansion Pipeline project extends the company’s existing pipeline to transport natural gas from the Marcellus Shale region in the northeast part of the state through Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and York counties.
The DEP reviewed and approved one Chapter 102 (erosion control) permit application for earth disturbance activities located in Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Bucks and Chester counties, and two Chapter 105 (water obstruction and encroachment) permits located in Luzerne and Monroe counties.
Learn more: Yahoo! News > DEP approves permits for Transco’s 7-county pipeline expansion project
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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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