50 ‘anomalies’ found on the Mountain Valley Pipeline - WFXRtv.com
50 anomalies found on the Mountain Valley Pipeline
ROANOKE, Va. ( WFXR) — Developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline ( MVP) state that parts of the pipeline may need an extra look after Equitrans Midstream Corporation found 50 anomalies in the underground pipeline.
In a consent agreement between the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration ( PHMSA), Equitrans submits a quarterly report to federal regulators on the review of the current status of the pipeline. Equitrans has completed 21 caliper tools along 251.8 miles along various sections of the pipeline.
In their latest review, data showed 50 anomalies that will need to be dug up for further examination and possible remediation. The data also showed that 80 excavations are needed to be completed to either validate the data or remediate the coating.
In a statement sent to WFXR News, the MVP responded to this latest report by saying:
“Information regarding MVP’s construction status and commissioning readiness activities will be provided to FERC via supplemental updates to MVP’s in-service request. Furthermore, Mountain Valley will comply with all provisions of its Consent Agreement with PHMSA that are necessary to begin operations and will provide status updates on that topic. Importantly, the Consent Agreement will remain in effect after the pipeline is placed in-service as there are certain provisions of the Agreement that only apply after operations begin.”
Officials with the pipeline also say it ‘underscores the importance of comprehensive testing’ that the MVP has committed to perform before sending a product through it.
WFXR News will update this story as further information is released.
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