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DEQ proposes a $179,068.50 settlement over Pittsylvania pipeline-construction violations
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The draft consent order says inspectors found erosion-control and construction-sequencing failures on the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project. The listed violations were corrected, but the settlement is not final and public comment closes September 9.
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What Virginia regulators say they found
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality is taking public comment on a proposed consent order involving Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company and construction of the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project in Pittsylvania County. The project includes a 42-inch natural-gas transmission line known as the Eden Loop.
According to the draft order, inspections between April 8 and June 11 identified failures involving approved erosion and sediment controls, maintenance and construction sequencing. The record describes alleged violations; the proposed civil charge is part of a settlement process, not a court judgment.
Work stopped, and the listed conditions were corrected
The order says the company told DEQ on June 12 that it had halted Eden Loop construction while it prepared corrective-action and restart plans. DEQ and its inspector later verified that the violations listed in the order had been corrected.
That sequence matters. A reader should not describe the listed erosion-control problems as continuing today without newer evidence, and should not describe the $179,068.50 charge as final before the order takes effect.
How to comment before September 9
DEQ's public notice lists an August 10 through September 9 comment period. A useful comment identifies the proposed order, points to a specific finding or remedy, and explains what information or condition the commenter believes DEQ should address before final action.
- Read the 12-page proposed order before relying on a summary or social post.
- Separate documented inspection findings from concerns about future construction.
- Ask DEQ to explain any monitoring, reporting or restart condition that is unclear.
- Submit by the method in the live DEQ notice and keep a copy before the September 9 close.
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Primary DEQ public notice for the August 10–September 9, 2026 comment period; checked August 31, 2026.
Read the sourcePrimary 12-page draft order describing inspections, corrective actions and the proposed $179,068.50 civil charge.
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