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Citing the state's water quality standards, the state Department of
Environmental Conservation has denied the necessary permits for a
company to construct a controversial, 97-mile, natural gas pipeline in
Western New York.
The $455 million project, submitted by National Fuel Gas Company, was
called the Northern Access Pipeline, and it would have moved a half
billion cubic feet of natural gas per day from Sergeant Township in
southern McKean County in northern Pennsylvania through parts of Western
New York for export to Canada. It would have traveled through
Cattaraugus, Allegany, Erie and Niagara counties.
"It would also include constructing compressor stations in Pendelton
and Elma, as well as a dehydration station in Wheatfield. It was also
planned to connect to the Trans-Canada Pipeline under the Niagara
River," reported WGRZ.com.
"National Fuel had already secured federal approval to build the
pipeline and had said a majorly of landowners had given the company
rights-of-way to it on their land. It had been waiting on necessary air
and water quality certifications from the DEC," the TV station added.
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Source: Syracuse.com (via The Empire Report)
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