Two 10-foot sections of 42-inch diameter pipe will provide students at Rockingham Community College with an opportunity to practice their welding skills. The two sections, donated by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, were delivered in October to the campus in Wentworth, North Carolina, where welding program director Wendy Young coordinated the unloading and storage of the…
The MVP Southgate project team is resuming survey activity along the proposed right of way in early June in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and Rockingham County, North Carolina. This work is designed to update information gathered in 2018 and 2019 and will inform development of the revised MVP Southgate project. Field work is expected to be…
The MVP Southgate project team hosted a public webinar on Sept. 23, 2021, featuring Dr. Laura C. Green, co-author of the Public Health Assessment of Expected Airborne Emissions from the Proposed Lambert Compressor Station. Dr. Green is a chemist and board-certified toxicologist who has been practicing in the field of health risk-assessment since the late…
A new scholarship fund will help four graduating high school students in Pittsylvania County’s Banister District pursue higher education at Danville Community College. The Banister District Scholarship will serve two male and two female students who meet criteria outlined by the Danville Community College Educational Foundation. The scholarships are funded by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC,…
In September 2020, Mountain Valley filed an application for a Minor New Source Review Permit for the proposed Lambert Compressor Station. In December 2020, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality issued a public notice announcing its issuance of a draft permit. The DEQ scheduled a virtual public informational briefing on Jan. 7, 2021, and a…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the MVP Southgate project on Thursday, June 18, 2020, marking an important milestone in the project’s regulatory review. The certificate, which recognizes the clear public need for the proposed project, follows more than two years of planning, development, and review.…
Community groups, companies and charitable organizations are working together to provide relief to families and small businesses struggling to get by because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Pittsylvania County, Virginia, the Rotary Club of Chatham and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Danville Area are spearheading relief services. The Rotary Club teamed with Pittsylvania…
MVP Southgate team members responsible for the design, construction and operation of the proposed natural gas transmission pipeline have worked hard with federal and state agencies to minimize the project’s potential impacts on the environment. Those efforts were validated in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Final Environmental Impact Statement, which found the project could be…
Construction and operation of the MVP Southgate project would result in limited adverse impacts, and “no other alternative would meet the purpose of the project, be technically and economically feasible, and provide a significant environmental advantage,” according to a comprehensive analysis by staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The positive findings, published in the…
With 2.5 million miles of natural gas pipelines operating in the U.S., it’s easy to forget how prevalent, safe and important pipelines are in our communities. In North Carolina, there are more than 35,000 miles of natural gas pipelines, including underground pipes that cross the Haw River, the Dan River and other streams, rivers and…