Delmarva Pipeline

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Delmarva Pipeline is a shelved fossil gas pipeline in Maryland and Virginia.

Location

The pipeline would run from Rising Sun, Maryland, USA to Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Project Details

• Owner: H4 Capital Partners LLC
• Proposed capacity:
• Length: 305.8 kilometers / 190 miles
• Diameter: 8, 24 inches
• Status: Shelved
• Cost: US$1.3 billion
• Start Year: 2024

Background

The Delmarva Pipeline is a shelved natural gas pipeline that would run along Maryland's entire eastern shore. Community resistance was organized through No! Eastern Shores Pipeline, a local activist group. The proposed Delmarva Pipeline would travel 190 miles from Rising Sun down the Eastern Shore, passing through eight of the Shore's nine counties and substantial amounts of farmland. Local activists warned that while "the gas industry will surely profit, Maryland will suffer scarred landscapes, air and waterways pollution and risks to local livelihoods."

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan received criticism for his inconsistent energy policies. While he signed legislation banning fracking in the state, he also publicly supported the Delmarva Pipeline.

In February of 2018, a Maryland Department of the Environment spokesman said that the project was likely to wind up in a lengthy permitting review in Maryland. Maps of the pipeline suggest it would have to cross several rivers that feed into the Chesapeake Bay, and it would encounter wetlands. In total, the Delmarva Pipeline would have 172 stream crossings and 579 traverses of wetlands, according to an article and map published by FrackTracker.

Despite strong resistance from local groups, Maryland's Board of Public Works permitted the pipeline to cross three waterways.

The project was expected to be completed in 2021 and to begin operations in 2024. However, as of 2024, there have been no relevant developments regarding the project since 2021, and it is considered to be shelved.