Tell NC regulators to protect local waterways from Enbridge’s T15 Pipeline

Pipeline under construction (photo by Anne B). Graphic overlay reads: Tell NC regulators: Enbridge’s T15 pipeline could impact vital streams in your county!
photo by Anne Way Bernard

Enbridge, Inc., a Canadian multinational company, wants to build a new 45-mile high-pressure methane gas pipeline through Rockingham, Caswell, and Person counties. Pipeline construction can cause sediment pollution in waterways and threaten local drinking water supplies. Additionally, this proposed pipeline, called the T15 Pipeline, could pose a safety risk to the surrounding community and jeopardize the property rights of those who live along the proposed route.

Now, there’s a chance to slow down this project and advocate for stronger protections to keep local streams and wetlands safe. Enbridge has applied for a water permit for the project and seeks permission to cross over 100 stream sections from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. 

The DEQ is seeking input from the public on this issue but will only hold one public meeting, which is not enough for a pipeline that spans three counties. Tell the DEQ about your concerns and request that they hold meetings in each impacted county!

Submit your comments through this form with the following information:

  • ID number: 20250069
  • Version: 1
  • Name of project: EGNC T-015 Reliability Project

Points you can reference in your comment

  • Due to the 45-mile length of the pipeline, one public meeting in one location is not enough to give residents of all three counties a chance to comment. Each county should have its own public meeting.
  • Enbridge is only seeking a general, one-size-fits-all permit from the Army Corps of Engineers. This type of permit is not strict enough to account for the pollution caused by this large project. It would be difficult for this kind of permit to protect water quality in the impacted tributaries to the Roanoke River.
  • The T15 project would impact numerous wetlands, more than 7 miles of streams, and require over 100 stream crossings. Waterways that would be impacted include sources of drinking water. Pipeline construction could pollute these important bodies of water and threaten nearby areas’ access to drinking water.
  • In Person County, well water near the existing coal plant has already been contaminated. Pipeline construction could contaminate even more wells in the surrounding area and along other sections of the route.
  • The pipeline, compressor station, and power plants would leak methane, a potent greenhouse gas. This project would further contribute to the climate crisis.