The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has released an environmental assessment (EA) for the Lines DT and DS Replacement Project Amendment proposed by Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. This project seeks permission to abandon in-place, rather than remove, two pipeline lines in Anderson and Franklin Counties, Kansas, to minimize impacts on landowners and the environment. The assessment concludes that the project would not significantly affect the human environment if appropriate mitigation measures are adopted. Interested parties are invited to submit comments on the EA before January 27, 2021, through various submission methods available on the FERC website.
Simple Explanation
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is thinking about letting a company leave old pipelines in the ground instead of taking them out to avoid disturbing people and the land. They would like to know what you think about their plan, so you can tell them before the end of January 2021.