Water Pollution

MVP crosses more than 1,000 streams. As of 2023, MVP has over 429 water crossings to complete. The first incomplete stream crossing is at milepost 0.7 meaning the pipe can’t move the fracked gas even a mile before encountering the first of hundreds of incomplete water crossings.

Water body crossings are some of the most difficult parts of pipeline construction. Careful construction methods are required to preserve the vibrant ecosystems. The MVP is a notoriously reckless project; since construction began in 2018, MVP has accrued over 500 violations of water quality laws.

For more information on the water crossings, refer to Appalachian Voices’ 2022 report on the project.

MVP’s construction has already had irreversible impacts on the route – robbing community members of their water sources and damaging precious streams, wetlands, and creeks.

Sedimentation from MVP construction is one of the brightest threats to our water bodies. Ahead of the congressional greenlighting of MVP in 2023, hydrologists, geologists, scientists, and soil specialists warned of the risk of degradation to water sources on the route, especially high quality streams which are already threatened. Sedimentation from construction has impacted the water resources of counties along the route.