ENVIRONMENT Routing Considerations/Environmental Protection Surveys and field studies will be conducted multiple times throughout the project • Archaeological/Cultural • Civil • Sensitive species • Wetlands and waterbodies • Wildlife Habitat SUPPLY HEADER PROJECT RESIDENTS • Avoid houses, yards and areas of residential development • Maintain residential access during construction • Minimize dust LAND USE • Avoid areas of incompatible land use • Consult with land managing agencies/counties/ municipalities • Minimize crossing designated recreational areas • Consider long-term land management plans • Segregate topsoil in cultivated areas AIR AND NOISE QUALITY • Consider noise impact during compressor station siting • Best in class facility • State-of-the-art emission control technology CULTURAL RESOURCES • Survey, identify and assess cultural resources • Avoid pre-historic and historic sites where possible • Prepare site-specific data-collection plans, where needed FISH AND WILDLIFE INCLUDING THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES • Careful route selection • Reduce workspace • Incorporate construction timing restrictions • Develop well-planned restoration/mitigation VEGETATION • Re-establish species if needed • Control undesirable species • Monitor restoration WETLAND AND WATER RESOURCES • Select appropriate crossing methods • Follow Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Procedures to minimize impact • Control erosion • Develop well-planned restoration/mitigation TOPOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, SOILS • Final route will avoid areas identified as unsuitable for construction FERC Required Comprehensive Environmental Resource Reports 1. General project description 2. Water use and quality 3. Fish, wildlife and vegetation 4. Cultural resources 5. Socioeconomics 6. Geological resources 7. Soils 8. Land use, recreation and aesthetics 9. Air and noise quality 10. Alternatives 11. Reliability and safety 12. PCB contamination Sect.4 SUPPLY_HEADER_Environment.indd 3 1/16/15 4:50 PM
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ENVIRONMENT
Routing Considerations/Environmental Protection
Surveys and field studies will be conducted multiple times throughout the project
• Archaeological/Cultural
• Civil
• Sensitive species
• Wetlands and waterbodies
• Wildlife Habitat
SUPPLY HEADER PROJECT
RESIDENTS• Avoid houses, yards and areas of residential development• Maintain residential access during construction• Minimize dust
LAND USE• Avoid areas of incompatible land use• Consult with land managing agencies/counties/
municipalities• Minimize crossing designated recreational areas• Consider long-term land management plans• Segregate topsoil in cultivated areas
AIR AND NOISE QUALITY• Consider noise impact during compressor station siting• Best in class facility• State-of-the-art emission control technology
CULTURAL RESOURCES• Survey, identify and assess cultural resources• Avoid pre-historic and historic sites where possible• Prepare site-specific data-collection plans, where needed
FISH AND WILDLIFE INCLUDING THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES
1. General project description 2. Water use and quality3. Fish, wildlife and vegetation4. Cultural resources5. Socioeconomics6. Geological resources7. Soils8. Land use, recreation and aesthetics9. Air and noise quality10. Alternatives11. Reliability and safety12. PCB contamination
• Dominion sponsors the Virginia and West Virginia Envirothon programs, which encourages high school students to be actively engaged in the environment around them. Students participate in both written and hands-on competition relating to a specific environmental issue. Teams from across the country compete for the chance to earn thousands of dollars in scholarships.
• Dominion’s approach to the environ-ment goes beyond a compliance mindset to a culture of stewardship. To find out more, visit Dominion’s Citizenship and Sustainability Report online at www.dominioncsr.com.
• In October 2014, Dominion volunteers supported The Westmoreland Conservation District by providing help with landscaping maintenance at the Donahoe Center Campus in Greensburg, Pa.
• Dominion donated 477 acres of extraordinary ecological habitat called Bear Rocks Preserve to The Nature Conservancy of West Virginia.
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• Dominion Transmission is a member of EPA’s Natural Gas STAR Program, a voluntary partnership between government and industry to reduce methane leakage and emissions to the environment, and has adopted some of its best practices to document and lower methane emissions at the company’s facilities
• A strong track record of achieving sustained improvements in environmental perform- ance and stewardship in air and water quality, carbon emissions, protection of sensitive habitats, waste reduction and energy conservation
• Experience and expertise in balancing the impact of energy infrastructure projects on environmental and cultural resources with the needs and expectations of our customers who depend on energy-related services
• Through the FERC process, potential environ-mental and cultural impacts will be identified and understood and appropriate mitigation strategies, techniques and best practices will be developed
• Dominion is ranked #38 in Energy Intelligence’s top 100 global “green” utilities in reducing CO2 emissions
Bear Rocks Preserve, West Virginia
Landscaping maintenance at the Donahoe Center Campus in Greensburg, Pa.