Gulf South's $117M Pipeline Pump-Up for Safer Gas Flow
Published Date: 2/18/2025
Notice
Summary
Gulf South Pipeline Company wants to upgrade parts of its pipeline and build a new compressor station in Louisiana to boost gas flow by 236,000 dekatherms per day. This $117 million project aims to make the system safer and more reliable, helping current customers like Air Products and Entergy. If you want to speak up or get involved, there’s a deadline coming soon!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Pipeline Capacity Increase and Reliability Work
Gulf South proposes the PLUSS Project in St. Martin and Ascension parishes, Louisiana, including replacing about 4.5 miles of pipeline segments and building a new 12,510 horsepower Sorrento Compressor Station. The company says the project would add 236,000 dekatherms per day of capacity and is estimated to cost about $116.9 million; it is intended to improve system reliability and integrity.
Deadline to Intervene and Have Legal Standing
If you want to become a party in the Gulf South Pipeline CP25-54-000 proceeding, you must file a motion to intervene by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 4, 2025. Intervenors gain the right to request rehearing of Commission orders and to challenge orders in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal; filing comments alone does not grant party status.
Section 401 Water Quality Certification Required
The project requires a water quality certificate under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. Gulf South must submit to the Commission a copy of the request for certification and either the certifying agency's decision or evidence of waiver when available.
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