Kudos for the Dracut Land Trust for intervening in the proposal to put the compressor station within 500 feet of two of the properties it owns. The intervention letter explains how the proposed pipeline which damage farming projects and operations in Dracut.
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Motion to Intervene of Dracut Land Trust in the Kinder Morgan pipeline docket - CP16-21
Kudos for the Dracut Land Trust for intervening in the proposal to put the compressor station within 500 feet of two of the properties it owns. The intervention letter explains how the proposed pipeline which damage farming projects and operations in Dracut.
Kudos for the Dracut Land Trust for intervening in the proposal to put the compressor station within 500 feet of two of the properties it owns. The intervention letter explains how the proposed pipeline which damage farming projects and operations in Dracut.
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION.
‘TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE, LLC) Docket No. CP16-21-000
A Division of Kinder Morgan”)
Noytueast Energy Direct Pipeline)
MOTION To INTERVENE OF THE DRACUT LAND TRUST, INC. IN REFERENCE TO,
‘THE NORTHEAST ENERGY DIRECT (NED) PIPELINE
Pursuant to Rule 214 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission)
Rules of Practive and Procedure, 18 CFR. s. 385.214, the Dracut Land Trust In. (hereafter
DLT) file this Motion to Intervene in the above-captioned proceeding. DLTI bas significant
concems regarding the environmental, safety, and socioeconomic impacts of the NED Pipeline
project. The resources on DL property that could be directly impacted by the proposed
pipeline include: public and private drinking water supplies, permanently protected open space,
farmland, rare and endangered species habitats, wetlands, vernal pools ad private businesses,
‘The short and long-term impacts thatthe proposed project could have on our property is
profound. DLTI seeks to intervene on the NED Project to monitor the progress of the
proceedings and expect to take a position onthe Project once we complete our review ofthe
pplication filed with FERC.
1, STATEMENT OF INTEREST
A. Deseription of Dracut Land Trust, Ine.
Dracut Land Trust, Ine. is a non-profit $01e(3) approved, land trust established in 1998 for the
purpose of maintaining and preserving farmland, woodlands and natural habitat property located
in Dracat, Massachusetts,
The trust presently holds ttle to two farm and woodland properties located in Dracut,
“Massachusetts. The firsts the “Ogonowski” property consisting of 34 aeres of woodland,
‘wetlands and farmland slong Broadway Road and Jones Ave. The Ogonowski property was
acquired by DLT in large past asa result ofa federal grant obtained in the memory of John
Ogonovrski, one of the American Airline Pilots killed inthe September 11-2001 terrorist attack.
‘The property was granted to DLT with « permanent restriction in place to ensure the farmland
‘on the property is maintained in perpetuity for the benefit of al residents of Dracut and
‘surrounding communities. DLTI also owns the “Healey” property which consists of
approximately 28 acres of woodland and farmland along Jones Avenue in Dracut, Massachusetts,
‘This property was donated to DLTI forthe purpose of DLTI preserving the existing woodlands
and farmlands on the property in perpetuity‘The proposed pipeline and a related compressor station would travel through the Healey property