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Longhorn Pipeline reneges
Austin Chronicle
June 24, 2005
When the Longhorn Partners Pipeline LP got approval to begin pumping gas in a 50-year-old pipeline stretching from Houston to El Paso – crossing South Austin and extending over parts of the Edwards Aquifer as it goes – the company agreed to an environmental mitigation plan that involved an in-line inspection after three months of operations. That time has come, and the company has asked to amend its mitigation plan to delay the inspection indefinitely. This irked U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, a longtime opponent of putting the pipeline back into operation (It had been out of use since 1995, and opponents argued that transporting highly flammable fuel through residential neighborhoods, and through the Barton Springs watershed, wasn't too smart.) In a letter last week, Doggett urged Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta to reject the company's request to change its mitigation plan, and that "Longhorn Pipeline should be ordered to cease operations until they complete the in-line inspection, make necessary repairs, and comply with all the requirements of the mitigation plan." – R.P.M.
June 24, 2005
When the Longhorn Partners Pipeline LP got approval to begin pumping gas in a 50-year-old pipeline stretching from Houston to El Paso – crossing South Austin and extending over parts of the Edwards Aquifer as it goes – the company agreed to an environmental mitigation plan that involved an in-line inspection after three months of operations. That time has come, and the company has asked to amend its mitigation plan to delay the inspection indefinitely. This irked U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, a longtime opponent of putting the pipeline back into operation (It had been out of use since 1995, and opponents argued that transporting highly flammable fuel through residential neighborhoods, and through the Barton Springs watershed, wasn't too smart.) In a letter last week, Doggett urged Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta to reject the company's request to change its mitigation plan, and that "Longhorn Pipeline should be ordered to cease operations until they complete the in-line inspection, make necessary repairs, and comply with all the requirements of the mitigation plan." – R.P.M.
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