Pipe Failures Plague MVP Despite Claims of Near-Completion

Montgomery County, VA — Failures of Mountain Valley Pipeline hydrostatic pressure testing have heightened concerns about public safety and discharged significant pollution to local water sources. Despite an ongoing Consent Agreement, MVP claims it will complete construction and be in service in the next month. At the same time, it continues to hike up its cost to nearly $8 billion.

Russell Chisholm, co-director of the Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights Coalition (POWHR) responded:

“The earth-shattering disasters MVP continues to cause on the methane gas pipeline route are a terrifying forecast for the future of people and planet if FERC allows it to go into service. We have warned regulatory officials that MVP is a reckless company tossing corroding pipes into landslide prone mountain slopes in a rush to meet its contract obligations. It is past time for our safety to come first.”

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