As Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) seeks to conclude a protracted construction phase and enter service this month, the developer recently experienced a setback in Virginia when a section of pipe ruptured during hydrostatic testing.

The incident, which occurred last Wednesday on the MVP mainline in Roanoke County, VA, saw water escape through the rupture; sediment was discharged into a nearby stream and wetland, a Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) spokesperson told NGI. 

“MVP has removed the sediment, and disturbed areas have been stabilized,” the DEQ spokesperson said. “DEQ is working to determine the extent of impacts, which will inform next steps. This unauthorized impact does not affect the status of existing DEQ approvals.”

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