How the proposed route will could effect the environment

Landowners are not the only inhabitants of the area who will be affected the construction. PennEast has identified that about eleven percent of the proposed route’s 400-foot study corridor been surveyed for wetland resources and general habitat.

What this means is that a total of 33 wetland complexes and 60 water bodies could potentially be affected by the construction of the pipeline. PennEast also identified that four of the water body crossing are major crossings, meaning it is greater than 100 feet. Endangered species were also identified in in the proposed route study. These endangered species include the Bog Turtle, Indiana Bat, Dwarf Wedge Mussel and the Northern Long-eared Bat.