Subject: ferc issues draft environmental impact statement on guardian
pipeline
ferc staff issues favorable draft environmental impact statement on
guardian pipeline
the ferc staff has issued a draft environmental impact statement
determining that construction of guardian pipeline would have limited
environmental impact and would be an environmentally acceptable
action , based on its proposed and other mitigation measures . the
draft covers the environmental aspects of constructing and operating
the 149 - mile guardian pipeline . ferc will take written public
comments on the draft until august 28 th , and will conduct four public
meetings along guardian ' s route starting august 14 th . it will
address
the comments before issuing a final environmental impact statement on
the project . a final decision on the guardian pipeline expected early
next year . the guardian pipeline will transport volumes from
interconnections with alliance , northern border , midwestern gas
transmission , and ngpl at the chicago hub to northern illinois and
southern wisconsin markets . the project will consist of a 25 , 000
horsepower of compression and 141 miles of 36 inch pipeline extending
from joliet to the ixonia , wi , with an additional 8 . 5 miles of 16
inch pipeline extending from the main guardian line to near eagle ,
wi .
