Reject All Permits for NESE Raritan Bay Gas Pipeline & Compressor

Williams Transco is proposing a new fracked gas pipeline expansion in Central New Jersey, attempting to build a 32,000 horsepower gas compressor station in Central NJ and a 23-mile pipeline through the Raritan Bay.

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Governor Murphy & NJDEP Reject NESE Pipeline Permits

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Dear NJDEP & Governor Murphy,

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I urge the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to reject all pending permits for Transco's proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project to build a gas compressor station in Franklin Township, a pipeline through Old Bridge and Sayreville, and 23 miles of pipeline through the Raritan Bay. I strongly oppose the project and ask that NJDEP deny Transco’s Freshwater Wetlands, Flood Hazard Area, Waterfront Development, and Coastal Wetlands permit applications.
 
Transco’s NESE Project will impact a significant amount of wetland in New Jersey Trees would take up to 50 years (or longer) to become reestablished, and cannot be reestablished directly over the pipeline.
 
Additionally, Transco is increasing its system capacity by proposing another 22,000 horsepower for its existing Compressor Station 200 in Pennsylvania, recent upgrades to add significant amounts of power to its Compressor Station 205, as well as an additional 32,000 horsepower at the proposed gas-fired turbine-driven Compressor Station 206 to be located in Franklin Township.
 
This increased power would push an additional 400,000 dekatherms of gas per day to serve National Grid’s customers in New York City and the surrounding area. Transco has refused to share the design parameters, so there is no way for us to check the system alternatives and safety. On this basis alone, the NJDEP must deny the NESE Project.
 
The NJDEP itself has acknowledged that Transco’s Freshwater Wetlands, Flood Hazard Area, Waterfront Development, and Coastal Wetlands permit applications are “technically incomplete.” In addition, these permit applications fail to comply with the relevant New Jersey legal standards and are thus substantially deficient.

In light of the above, the NJDEP must reject these permits for the Northeast Supply Enhancement proposal.

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