Transcontinental Pipeline

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Transco
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line; Transco
Location
Country	United States
From	Corpus Christi, Texas
To	New York
General information
Type	Natural gas
Owner	Williams Companies
Commissioned	1950
Technical information
Length	10,500 mi (16,900 km)
Maximum discharge	3.5 trillion cubic feet (99×109 m3) per annum
Diameter	42 in (1,067 mm)
No. of compressor stations	52

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco) is a natural gas pipeline which brings gas from the Gulf coast of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, through Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania to deliver gas to the New Jersey and New York City area. It is owned by the Williams Companies. Its FERC code is 29.[1]

Settlements

In an agreement with the EPA and U.S. Department of Justice, the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation tests soil and groundwater contamination near its compressor stations. This agreement also included a cleanup program for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB).^[1]

References

^ EPA, OECA, OAP, ITD, US. "Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) Multimedia Settlement". www.epa.gov. Retrieved 2017-02-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] EPA, OECA, OAP, ITD, US. "Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) Multimedia Settlement". www.epa.gov. Retrieved 2017-02-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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