Texas Eastern Plans Pipeline Replacements Amid Pennsylvania Mining
Published Date: 4/9/2026
Notice
Summary
Texas Eastern Transmission is planning a $142 million project to dig up and replace parts of four natural gas pipelines in Pennsylvania to keep things safe during upcoming mining activities. This won’t change how much gas the pipelines can carry, and no new land will be used. If you want to get involved or have questions, you need to act before the intervention deadline!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
State Water Quality Approval Required
The Project requires a Clean Water Act section 401 water quality certificate from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP). Texas Eastern must submit the request for certification to PADEP and provide the Commission either the agency's decision or evidence the certification was waived.
No New Permanent Land Take
Texas Eastern says no new permanent right-of-way (ROW) is proposed for any portion of the project in Richhill Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. The work will replace segments of Line 10 (1.2 miles, 30-inch), Line 15 (1.1 miles, 30-inch), Line 25 (1.2 miles, 36-inch), and Line 30 (0.9 miles, 36-inch) and will stay within existing ROW or previously abandoned pipeline corridors.
No Change to Pipeline Capacity
Texas Eastern states the Project proposes no change to certificated design capacities or maximum allowable operating pressures, so the pipelines' certified gas-carrying capacity will remain the same. The work is intended to maintain safe operation during longwall mining planned as early as the first quarter of 2028.
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