Natural Gas Pipeline MVP Top 10 Facts

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After 10 years in development, the Mountain Valley Pipeline has finally gone in to service. It was supposed to take 5 years, but many court battles and protests have slowed the work. There are protests and disagreements yet.

Transport natural gas from Appalachian basin to Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

10 Interesting Facts

1. 5 Years overdue. 10 Years to construct.
2. 303.5 miles (488.44km) long.
3. 42 inch (1.06m) pipe diameter.
4. 7.85 billion USD total cost.
5. Fines over 3 Million USD for water quality and erosion damage.
6. Capacity of 400 million cubic feet per day.
7. Natural gas from Marcellus and Utica shale formations.
8. The Yellow Finch tree sit was an aerial blockade of the pipeline lasting 932 days, from September 5, 2018, until March 24, 2021. The longest in USA history.
9. Several thousand acres of forests across Virginia and West Virginia cut down for pipeline.
10. Pipeline crosses over 1000 streams and rivers.

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