RW Pipeline hearings begin this week

[jmanic]

First Waway and now RW.

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Map of the pipeline route

Hearing on Pipeline through New Jersey Parks Is Thursday in Bergen County; Others Set for August
In March, work on the expansion of the Tennessee Gas Pipeline commenced in northern New Jersey’s Wawayanda State Park. ( See a photo of the widened corridor, where it slices the Terrace Pond North Trail, on our website.) Corridor widening is set to continue through other parks in the region, including Ramapo Valley County Reservation, Ringwood State Park, Long Pond Ironworks, and High Point State Parks, making more than 20 trail crossings along 15 miles of park land.

The Trail Conference is working to assure that the company is required to make appropriate and significant mitigation of its construction impacts. Our representatives plan to participate in a series of hearings on the pipeline project. The first one is this Thursday, July 28, scheduled by Bergen County Parks Department. Two others, to be conducted by NJ Department of Environmental Protection, are set for August.

We urge those who care about the impact of these projects on our parks to attend these meetings.

* Thursday, July 28, 2011, 7pm, Mahwah: Bergen County Dept. of Parks will conduct a hearing at the Hampton Inn, 290 Rt. 17S, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430. It seeks public comment as to the proposed diversion of a portion of County of Bergen-owned lands to the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company for the purpose of expanding the pipeline. Written comments will be accepted until August 9. Click for the full meeting notice.
* Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 7pm, Montague: NJ Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public meeting at the Montague Municipal Building, 277 Clove Road, Montague NJ, 07827
* Thursday, August 18, 2011, 7pm, Ringwood: NJ Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public meeting at the Ringwood Municipal Building, 60 Margaret King Avenue, Ringwood, NJ 07456

Find maps of the pipeline’s route through northern New Jersey and additional details about the project on our website.

 

[soundz]

Not that I'm a fan of the pipeline construction, but as far as I can tell from the map and what I have visually seen, they are only upgrading the existing pipelines?

They make it seem like the gas company is running rampant "expansion" of the pipelines through new areas of the parks.

Sure, they are widening the existing pipeline, but I don't see them bulldozing down single track.

 

[jmanic]

Yes- this looks to be an expansion of what already runs through the park,
but still I expect there will be a bit of a mess.

Not that I'm a fan of the pipeline construction, but as far as I can tell from the map and what I have visually seen, they are only upgrading the existing pipelines?

They make it seem like the gas company is running rampant "expansion" of the pipelines through new areas of the parks.

Sure, they are widening the existing pipeline, but I don't see them bulldozing down single track.

 

[MixMastaMM]

Yes- this looks to be an expansion of what already runs through the park,
but still I expect there will be a bit of a mess.

Have you seen any of the work that was done in Waway or Jungle Habitat? They are doing an excellent job of sticking to their designated access roads and within the designated work zones. Everything is top notch and by no means bulldozers turned loose on the forest.

 

[jmanic]

Have you seen any of the work that was done in Waway or Jungle Habitat? They are doing an excellent job of sticking to their designated access roads and within the designated work zones. Everything is top notch and by no means bulldozers turned loose on the forest.

I have not, but this is good to hear.

 

[crash]

The are expanding the throughput / flow rate through the existing network, not expanding the route. Certainly, it will be loud and some trails will be periodically closed. Hopefully, there is no environmental degradation due to equipment, spills or waste.

The pipeline network is actually excellent to run on during the Fall and Winter. Has anyone attempted to ride the Tennessee or Algonquin right of ways along their entire lengths. That would be some challenge! Remember most trails in the park system were old roads supporting timber, coal, iron ore or other mineral extraction efforts. So industry
is to be thanked for creating such great riding!

Also note, that along this line of thinking, most of the environmental damage to the park areas was done long before the advent of the stump jumper. So when buzz killing do gooders blame riders for problems, tell them to stick in their iron orifices.