Gas Company Plans $103 Million Storage Field Shutdown
Published Date: 6/10/2026
Notice
Summary
Columbia Gas Transmission wants to shut down and clean up three old gas storage fields and related equipment in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. This $103 million project will stop spending money on places they no longer need to keep running. If you’re interested, you have until a set deadline to speak up or get involved!
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Abandoning Three Gas Storage Fields
Columbia Gas Transmission filed to abandon the Heard, Majorsville Shallow, and Majorsville Deep storage fields and all related facilities in Marshall County, West Virginia and Greene and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania. The proposal would abandon 57 injection/withdrawal wells, 14 observation wells, the Majorsville Compressor Station, pipelines, aboveground appurtenances, and base gas, and Columbia estimates the Project cost at approximately $103 million.
State Water Quality Certifications Required
The Project requires a Section 401 water quality certification under the Clean Water Act from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Columbia must submit copies of the certification requests, the dates they were submitted, and either the certifying agency's decision or evidence of waiver to the Commission.
Public Comment and Intervention Deadline
Members of the public — including individuals, landowners, businesses, municipalities, and others — may file comments, protests, or motions to intervene in the proceeding at no cost. The deadline to file a motion to intervene or submit comments or protests is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 26, 2026, and only intervenors have the right to request rehearing and later challenge Commission orders in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
Environmental Review Timing and Next Steps
Within 90 days of this Notice, Commission staff will either complete its environmental review and place it in the public record or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review that will identify milestones including the anticipated date for a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or environmental assessment (EA). If an FEIS or EA is issued, federal and state agencies will need to complete all necessary federal authorizations within 90 days of that issuance.
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