Virginia AG, DEQ sue Mountain Valley Pipeline over alleged violations

Oil & Gas Journal: Virginia Atty. Gen. Mark R. Herring (D) announced that the state’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Water Quality Board sued Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) for alleged repeated environmental violations in five southwestern Virginia counties over the past year, particularly during major rain events.

The Dec. 7 action in Henrico County Circuit Court said builders of the interstate natural gas pipeline failed to control sediment and stormwater runoff in violation of state environmental laws and regulations and MVP’s Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification. “We’re asking the court for an enforceable order that will help us ensure compliance going forward, and for penalties for MVP’s violations,” Herring said.

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