Test Records from March Show 130 Potential Problem Areas Along MVP
Newly released information gathered from a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request shows that as Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) tested its 303-mile pipeline from Wetzel County, WV, to Pittsylvania County, VA, some 130 potential problem areas were located. Running a PIG (pipeline inspection gauge) device through the pipeline to check for dents and other weaknesses found 50 "anomalies" that required further excavation work to check. Another 80 excavations were needed after tests using an electric current to probe for weaknesses in the pipeline's special anti-corrosion coating.
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