Construction of Natural Gas Pipeline Approved

ALBANY, NY (02/17/2011)(readMedia)-- The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today decided to grant a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need to DMP New York, Inc. and Laser Northeast Gathering Company, LLC to construct approximately 9.8 miles of 16-inch diameter coated steel pipeline and a gas compressor station in the Town of Windsor, Broome County.

On July 20, 2010, DMP and Laser submitted an application to construct a pipeline and gas compressor station to serve as a gathering pipeline for nine existing wells operated by Alta Resources, LLC in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, as well as future permitted wells in Pennsylvania. The gas gathering pipeline will feed into the companies' compressor station and metering site that will connect to the 30-inch diameter Millennium Gas Pipeline located in the Town of Windsor, New York. DMP expects to begin construction shortly.

To ensure environmental impacts are minimized, the Commission decided to impose several conditions relating to the construction and operation of the pipeline and compressor station. To date, the Commission has received approximately 300 comments from members of the public. Many comments show support for the pipeline. The Commission held two public statement hearings on October 20, 2010 in the project area. The Commission also decided to approve the exercise of a road use agreement granted by the Town of Windsor in connection with pipeline construction.

The Commission's decisions today, when issued, may be obtained by going to the Commission Documents section of the Commission's Web site at www.dps.state.ny.us and entering Case Numbers 10-T-0350 and 10-G-0462 in the input box labeled "Search for Case/Matter Number." Many libraries offer free Internet access. Commission orders may also be obtained from the Commission's Files Office, 14th floor, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223 (518-474-2500).

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