O&G Pipe Builders in OH can Bypass EPA, Get Permit from Army Corps

Here's an interesting twist on building new oil and gas pipelines in Ohio. Due to a late filing made by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA), from now on interstate pipeline builders will *not* need to seek and receive a federal section 401 water permit under the Clean Water Act from the Ohio EPA to build the pipeline. Instead, the pipeline builder can just ask the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP12). Ohio EPA has been problematic for pipelines in the past (see Ohio EPA Takes One More Swipe at Rover Pipe with FERC Notice). Perhaps the days of EPA interference are now gone in the Buckeye State?

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