If we want to continue to have clean water for drinking and ag use, we need to step up.
These hundreds of oil wells would require a large amount of natural gas to power the steam generator engines.
To put that in perspective, it is more natural gas than all residential use of natural gas in the entire county.
ERG’s natural gas pipeline would overlay the San Antonio Creek Groundwater Basin in Los Alamos, our primary source of water.
The natural gas pipeline would go under Highway 135 and San Antonio Creek.
The San Antonio Groundwater depth is pretty shallow there, at approximately 130 feet below ground surface near SR 135.
On an on-going basis, the gas pipeline presents a significant danger of explosion and leaks.
The pipeline would run adjacent to U.S. 101 for about 1,900 feet.
Recent accidents in California involving natural gas pipelines are a reminder that gas pipelines near roadways can pose a serious hazard to the public.
For the sake of our water quality, and our safety, we need to be there when this matter comes before our Planning Commission and our Board of Supervisors.