Dreaded ACP application filed on Sept. 18, 2015

The dreaded application for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline was filed with FERC on Sept. 17.  The ACP route has many problems as it passes through the George Washington National Forest.  One major problem is that the pipeline route passes over Shenandoah Mountain through Cow Knob Salamander habitat, which is protected by a Conservation Agreement signed in 1994 by the USFS and US Fish & Wildlife.  GWNF Forest Supervisor Tom Speaks sent a letter to FERC on Sept. 17 asserting that the ACP is not in compliance with the Conservation Agreement for this species which is "at high risk for extinction or extirpation."  Supervisor Speaks added that "project effects on Cow Knob and Cheat Mountain salamanders must be avoided and cannot be mitigated."  

• Read GW Supervisor Tom Speaks' letter to FERC.  
  
• Read about the Cow Knob Salamander:  Potential Impact of the ACP
  

The ACP route would also pass through the corner of our Shenandoah Mountain Proposal near Braley Pond, permanently marring a major gateway to the proposed Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area.


VWC continues to oppose the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.