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http://www.omniture.com --> Sections Home Page Local News AP News Archives Business Classifieds Event Calendar Forums Life Opinion Obituaries Photo Gallery Since We Asked Sports Tempo Weather Special Coverage 2006 Britt Festivals --> Shop Our Valley AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Search Our Valley Special Sections Homelife Magazine Joy Magazine Readers Choice 2006 Oregon Golf Info Oregon Wine Info Our Valley Other Publications Local Links Ashland News eSouthernOregon Newspapers In Education Personals Moving Here Movie Listings TV Listings Volunteer Customer Service Advertise With Us Media Kit Place Classified Ad Contact Us FAQ's Home Delivery Site Map --> Email Story to a Friend June 14, 2006 Open house set on gas pipeline plan By Paul Fattig Mail Tribune SHADY COVE — An open house on the proposed Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline from Coos Bay to the lower Klamath Basin will be held here Thursday. The session will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Shady Cove Grange Hall, 95 Chaparral Drive, Shady Cove. The natural gas pipeline, on which construction wouldn't start until 2009, would run some 225 miles, crossing through the upper Rogue River region. The pipeline would be jointly owned by the Williams Pacific Connector Gas Operator LLC, the Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. and Fort Chicago Energy Partners LP. The total cost is estimated to be between $700 million and $850 million. During the open house, one of four being held around the state, a variety of experts will be on hand, including representatives of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC and the firms involved. The commission is the lead federal agency responsible for conducting the environmental review of the project, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act. Maps showing the likely route will be posted. "We are hoping people will come and look at the proposed route," said Michele Swaner, spokeswoman for Williams Pacific based in Salt Lake City. "They will be able to ask all kinds of questions. ... The open house is a great chance to participate in the process as it develops." However, the route is not yet set in granite, she cautioned. The pipeline would connect the proposed Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal in Coos Bay to Williams' Northwest Pipeline system near Myrtle Creek, then to PGE's gas transmission system near Malin, Swaner said. The purpose of the pipeline is to provide natural gas supplies to the Pacific Northwest, she said, noting that ships would unload the liquefied natural gas at the Jordan Cove terminal. All of the West Coast's natural gas supplies currently come from Canada or the Rocky Mountain area. Three feet in diameter, the pipeline would deliver as much as one billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. In addition to passing through numerous parcels of private land, the pipeline also would cross through some 40 miles of U.S. Bureau of Land Management land and 30 miles of national forest. If built, the pipeline is expected to cross portions of the BLM's Coos Bay, Roseburg, Medford and Lakeview districts as well as sections of the Umpqua, Rogue River-Siskiyou and Fremont-Winema national forests. The portion including the BLM's Lakeview District includes part of the western section of the Klamath Falls' field office. For more information on the project, visit pacificconnectorgp.com on the Web. Reach reporter Paul Fattig at 776-4496 or at [email protected] Advertisement s Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2006 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback online casinos news Home Security Systems California Casinos Men's Clothing Southern Oregon Loans --> GMAT Prep Fundraisers Send Flowers Texas Electric Choice Entertainment Guide --> Casinos Canada Trunks, Footlocker Online Casino Reviews