ALBANY – The state Department of Environmental
Conservation has issued a water quality certification and freshwater wetlands
and stream disturbance permits to reconstruct portions of the federally
regulated Algonquin Pipeline that runs through Rockland, Westchester and
Putnam counties.
Construction of the project is subject to the conditions in the water
quality certification and permits.
The proposed Algonquin Incremental Market project includes the expansion
of existing pipeline systems in New York and three other states, including
replacement of some 15.7 miles of pipeline in Rockland, Westchester and
Putnam, and installation of two new compressor units at the Algonquin’s
existing Stony Point compression station and another at the Town of Southeast
compressor station.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has primary jurisdiction for
the environmental review of interstate pipelines. FERC issued its approval
in March.
The DEC maintains the authority to review applications for specific permits
and approvals including air permits for the proposed compressor station
upgrades, water quality certification, stream disturbance and freshwater
wetlands permits for portions of the pipeline upgrades.
