Chester County launches pipeline communication website

By: Cheryl Khuns; Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce

May 20th, 2014

The Chester County Commissioners announce the launch of a website dedicated to pipeline communication which gives county residents, municipalities and pipeline operators up-to-date information on pipeline locations and proposed projects in Chester County. The website, called the Pipeline Information Center (PIC) can be found at www.chescopagreen.org. The creation of the Pipeline Information Center website is the result of nearly a year of research, data gathering and stakeholder input gathered at public meetings, undertaken as part of the Pipeline Notification Protocol, led by the Pipeline Safety Coalition, with support from Chester County Government and East Brandywine Township. The Pipeline Notification Protocol was funded by a US Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Technical Assistance Grant.

Features of the Pipeline Information Center website include:

• A map showing pipeline corridors with details of how to contact pipeline companies with nonemergency questions
• Pipeline safety information
• Contact information for all pipeline operators in the area, as well as agencies that regulate pipelines, and county agencies that play a role in the pipeline process

Phase 2 of the website, to be launched later this year, will include registration capabilities for all pipeline companies, to allow access to land use planning documents and to communicate proposed pipeline plans.