Tell the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: NO 404 for SSEP!
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Section 404 of the Clean Water Act requires authorization from the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers, for the discharge of dredged or fill material into all waters of the United States, including wetlands. A Corps permit is required, whether the work is permanent or temporary.
The Section 404 authorization is the last outstanding permit that Transco-Williams needs to begin construction on the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project, and they expect it by the end of February. The time is NOW to reinforce to the Army Corps of Engineers that the public DOES NOT support this dirty, dangerous, unnecessary project. Sign this petition to add your voice and visit nossep.org for more info and to stay up to date with community resilience efforts against the SSEP.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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[Your Name]
Approval of the SSEP raises serious concerns for Indigenous communities, frontline neighborhoods, and the lands and waters that sustain them. This pipeline threatens ancestral territories, cultural landscapes, and communities already facing disproportionate health and environmental burdens. Our communities have said no—clearly, repeatedly, and collectively—and we will continue to resist the sacrifice of our lands and lives for fossil fuel expansion.
The open-cut, dry ditch methods Transco-Williams plans to use during the construction of the SSEP are cause for concern. Pipeline construction threatens streams, wetlands, and drinking water sources with sediment pollution and toxic contaminants from pipeline coatings and destroys critical stream and wetland habitats.
Several of the North Carolina communities threatened by the proposed SSEP have passed resolutions of opposition or concern, including the cities of Midway, Lexington, and Greensboro; and Forsyth, Davidson and Guilford counties.
Hundreds of people have submitted public comments opposing the pipeline throughout its permitting process, including hundreds of North Carolinians who opposed state air and water authorizations. A group of more than three dozen North Carolina state and federal elected officials also submitted a letter opposing the project, urging the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and FERC to deny SSEP’s water permit. A dozen Virginia legislators also weighed in to oppose the project.
Please listen to those directly impacted by the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project and deny authorization of the 404.