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FERC grants partial in-service for Columbia Gas replacement line

Columbia Gas Transmission LLC received authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to place a portion of its natural gas pipeline replacement project into service in Maryland.

In an Aug. 19 notice, FERC said it granted the authorization after an inspection of the construction site and restoration efforts. The commission also stated that Columbia Gas must still comply with all remaining conditions of the Natural Gas Act certificate order.

The authorization allowed the TransCanada Corp.. pipeline company to commence service on section 4 of its Line 8000 replacement project in Allegany County, Md. The entire project included replacing 13.25 miles of 12-inch-diameter bare steel pipe with 13.54 miles of 12-inch-diameter coated line in five sections and four modification points along the Line 8000 and Lateral Line 8006; replacing about a half-mile of 4-inch-diameter bare steel pipeline with coated line along two laterals; and modifying aboveground facilities.

The purpose of the project is to upgrade parts of the system in Allegany County and in Mineral County, W.Va. FERC staff issued a positive environmental review of the $84.2 million Line 8000 replacement project in August 2018. The commission approved the project on Jan. 17. (FERC docket CP18-13)