Pipeline Builders Seek Comments on Mississippi Environmental Concerns
Published Date: 5/13/2025
Notice
Summary
Gulf South Pipeline and Texas Gas want to build the Kosciusko Junction Pipeline through several Mississippi counties, and the government is asking the public to share their thoughts on how this might affect the environment. People have until June 6, 2025, to speak up before officials decide if the project moves forward. This is a big deal for local communities and the environment, and your input can help shape the final decision!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Landowners: Easement Offers and Eminent Domain
If you own land in the Mississippi project area, a pipeline company may contact you to negotiate an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the planned facilities. You are not required to agree, but if FERC approves the project the company could initiate condemnation proceedings under the Natural Gas Act and compensation would be determined by a judge under state law.
Construction Footprint and Land Disturbance
The planned new 36-inch pipelines would disturb about 1,468 acres during construction and the applicants would permanently maintain about 667 acres for operation. About 51 percent of the new pipeline would be collocated with existing rights-of-way, and land outside permanent rights-of-way would be restored after construction.
Environmental Effects Under NEPA Review
FERC will evaluate possible impacts on geology and soils; water resources, fisheries, and wetlands; cultural resources; vegetation and wildlife; air quality and noise; endangered species; socioeconomics; and safety as part of the NEPA review. These resource areas could be affected by construction and operation of the Columbia Lateral (about 9 miles) and the Kosciusko Junction Pipeline (about 101 miles) in the listed Mississippi counties.
Opportunity to Comment and Scoping Meetings
The public can submit written or oral comments to FERC by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on June 6, 2025, and FERC held three public scoping meetings on May 20, 21, and 22, 2025 at local venues in Decatur, Carthage, and Lexington, Mississippi. Oral comments at the sessions were recorded by a court reporter and could be limited to 5 minutes per person if many people wished to speak.
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