What You Don’t Know

Can Hurt You

Pipelines

Out of Sight and Out of Mind Until Disaster Strikes!

Fragile Infrastructure

http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=12-P13-00002&segmentID=3

Integrity?

Rural Area Gathering Lines

DON’T CAN’T

Environmental Degradation

Bad• Baseline Data• Estimates of Wetlands

Lax• Regulation and Inspection• Enforcement and Penalties

Scant

• Scientific Study• Assessment of Cumulative

Impact

LWV-PA Recommendations

Improved Coordination and Staffing among Agencies

Comprehensive and Standardized Inspections Enforcement of Regulations with Meaningful

Penalties Oversight of Gathering Lines in Rural Class 1 Areas Greater consideration of public safety and

sensitive environments as well as local land-use plans

Greater transparency Insulate regulatory agencies from political

influence and other considerations provided by the industry to reduce the potential for ethical concerns

A Force for CitizensA Voice for Change

www.palwv.org