1 - Dear Claire Wainwright, - Please see the following public comment regarding Tennessee

TDEC - Letter of support 1 Dear Claire Wainwright, Please see the following public comment regarding Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's public scoping period for the Aquatic Resource Alteration Permit and Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the pipeline project being proposed by Tennessee Natural Gas Company, LLC.. [...] Because of the significant threat that this project poses to local aquatic habitat and water quality, and because viable alternatives are available, we are asking that the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation deny these permits. [...] With only one emergency shutoff valve for TGP's full 32 miles of proposed pipeline, the threat of leaks and uncontrollable burns poses a significant risk to rural community members, wildlife, and farmland along the pipeline route. [...] The Tennessee Valley Authority could select affordable and reliable energy alternatives for producing electricity that would not require the construction of a 32-mile pipeline that would inevitably have a profound and negative impact on the ecological health of the Cumberland River and Harpeth watersheds and the economic wellbeing and safety of the community. [...] This project does not benefit the welfare of the people in Dickson, Houston and Stewart counties of Tennessee or people anywhere.