Anti Americans in Richland County

[bigtimeduckhunter]

"Dominion Carolina, a subsidiary of energy giant Dominion Resources, operates 1,500 miles of pipeline in South Carolina and Georgia, and it is preparing to establish at least two other pipelines in the Palmetto State. Those are a 53-mile pipe between Moore and Chappells in the Upstate"

I hope this doesn't affect me. Is that selfish?

IIRC, you live in Mountville, correct? The new pipe line runs parallel with 72 thru the Mountville area.

[Chuck the Duck Slayer]

Id love to see the scrubbers go in at IP instead of the gas line.

[swampknob]

Can/would a conservation easement be able to protect against this?

[turbo]

Can/would a conservation easement be able to protect against this?

Excellent question.

[2thDoc]

i have asked that question and its too late now...but, yes, certain easements wouldve prevented this from happening. Too bad I have some commercial real estate guys as members......since they would NEVER put an easement on something that could be developed later.

[turbo]

Well, damn.

[Tigerbdog]

I understand that. I answer you with the quotes below.

What gives them the right? They don't have the right so gas should not even be an option for them. Therefore, they have to pay for the stacks and scrubbers.

Unfortunately for the landowners involved, it sounds like whether or not Dominion has the right is irrelevant. They've somehow found a way to make it their right. I fully suspect 2th, Mr. Edens, and others involved are putting up a fight, and some of the parties involved probably have substantial means for funding the fight.

So if 2th says it's going to happen regardless of what the landowners want, the notion of doing what's right was thrown out the window LONG ago, which was my point. Dominion and IP are doing this because they feel it will improve their bottom lines. They've obviously greased enough folks who are in the right places.

There's a lot we don't know about this situation but you can almost guarantee it's happening because a politician or a group of politicians sold their soul(s) in favor of a big check.

[sftull]

They ran a gas pipeline through our farm last year and it sucked!! They tear up everything in their path and have no respect for trees, or anything else. I had one HUGE white oak that I prayed they wouldn't cut down and they did everything except cut it. To hell with all pipelines, power lines, towers, etc. I know they are needed but man it sucks for it to go through your property.

[ndbrown213]

IIRC, you live in Mountville, correct? The new pipe line runs parallel with 72 thru the Mountville area.

Not according to the map on their site.

[SC quacker2]

i have asked that question and its too late now...but, yes, certain easements wouldve prevented this from happening. Too bad I have some commercial real estate guys as members......since they would NEVER put an easement on something that could be developed later.

I do not believe an easement ever trumps the power of a condemning authority.

[ricequacker]

Where can I find a map of the gas line

[ricequacker]

Just found it online. Looks like I'm safe. ..

[santee11]

Can/would a conservation easement be able to protect against this?

No

[2thDoc]

Well I guess $$$ trumps everything....

[JABIII]

Welcome to the world.

[LabLuvR]

Well I guess $$$ trumps everything....

Always has, always will.

[ricequacker]

What pisses me off is that land owners can't doing anything in that area with out permits and bs approvals and then dominion can just rip right through your land. ..

[rp]

Do you think it adversely affects water quality?

Have they not proven that the mercury content in their holding ponds are an issue? Or is that SCEG right down the road?

[rp]

i have asked that question and its too late now...but, yes, certain easements wouldve prevented this from happening. Too bad I have some commercial real estate guys as members......since they would NEVER put an easement on something that could be developed later.

Did they call that progress?

[GMAC]

I wonder how many of those folks who don't want this pipeline cutting through their property think the Keystone is a fine idea. I'd guess close to 100%.