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Davidson County adopts resolution urging FERC and NCDEQ to require fuller review of Transco's SSEP
Summary
The county adopted a resolution asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to require a comprehensive NEPA environmental impact statement, seek alternatives including electrification of Compressor Station 155, and delay permits until local concerns are addressed.
Davidson County's Board of Commissioners on Dec. 8 adopted a resolution asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) to more fully evaluate the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP) proposed by The Williams Company/Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation (Transco).
The resolution, read into the record by Commissioner Veil and attached to the consent agenda, urges federal and state regulators to "fully consider the health, safety, environmental, economic and quality of life concerns" raised by residents; to require a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental impact statement rather than a narrower environmental assessment; to ensure meaningful…
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