
We previously reported that a section of the 303-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) in Roanoke County, Virginia, ruptured during a water test in early May (see
Section of MVP Ruptures Near Roanoke Under Water Pressure Test). Pressure testing is done using water before a new natgas pipeline is brought online. Water is pumped through the pipeline at pressures far exceeding what the pipeline is rated for. Equitrans, the builder, replaced the ruptured section of pipe and tested it again before bringing the system online. Imagine our surprise and disappointment to learn from mainstream media there was a second rupture before the pipeline came online.
Except, there wasn't. But you wouldn't know that from the headlines of the stories circulating yesterday and today.
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