Since buying out Columbia Gas’ Massachusetts assets after the Merrimack Valley disaster, Eversource has taken over their planned “Western Mass Reliability Project“. This includes constructing a new “point of delivery” (POD) meter station in Longmeadow and installing a new pipeline gas main between this new POD station and Eversource’s Bliss Street Regulator Station in Springfield. The pipeline is planned to be 16″ diameter, running at 200 psi. It’s 5.3 mile length means it needs to go through multiple permitting processes, including MEPA, EFSB and DPU.
Fall 2023 update — The MEPA office has rejected Eversource’s filing, forcing them to resubmit once they answer all questions. This stall in the process is welcome among those of us who oppose the project!
» Map of Pipeline preferred route and its impact radius
» Visit “Stop The Toxic Pipeline”, Springfield Climate Justice Coalition website
(Short link to this page – tinyurl.com/MEPASpringLongPipeline)
Visit Longmeadow Pipeline Awareness Group’s site and make sure to visit both the “Take Action Longmeadow” and “Take Action Springfield” pages. They have two separate petitions – sign both! – and see what actions can take for help each side of this fight.
» Longmeadow Pipeline Awareness Group’s website