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ISSUES - Compressor Station

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Aerial view of the NEXUS Pipeline (Wadsworth) Compressor Station (located at 8707 Guilford Road) at the bottom of this page.
- This compressor station houses 29,517 horsepower turbine compressor pumps.
- It will routinely leak, intentionally and unintentionally, VOCs, fine particulates and radon gas.  Radon gas is odorless and tasteless
   radioactive gas produced by the radioactive decay o Radium 226 and found in shales.
- Radon is the 2nd larges cause of lung cancer in the US behind smoking.
- Blowdowns will occur ever 32 hours at this compressor station.



Compressor Station: Guilford Township (Dot in center).
Each concentric circle signifies 1 mile distance (up to 5 miles from it.)

Posted Sept 14th 2018

ERAC Ruling on NEXUS/Waterville Motion to Dismiss – 11/9/2017
Posted on June 1, 2018 
ERAC Ruling on NEXUS/Waterville Motion to Dismiss - 11/9/2017

ERAC Ruling on NEXUS/Wadsworth Motion to Dismiss – 11/9/2017
Posted on June 1, 2018 
ERAC Ruling on NEXUS/Wadsworth Motion to Dismiss - 11/9/2017

ERAC Order Suspending Proceedings (PAW) – 9/5/2017
Posted on June 1, 2018 
ERAC Order Suspending Proceedings (PAW) - 9/5/2017

ERAC Order Suspending Proceedings (SMC) – 9/5/2017
Posted on June 1, 2018 
ERAC Order Suspending Proceedings (SMC) - 9/5/2017

PAW/NAN Opposition to Motion to Dismiss – 8/22/2017
Posted on May 31, 2018
PAW/NAN Opposition to Motion to Dismiss - 8/22/17

Sustainable Medina County (SMC) Opposition to NEXUS Motion to Dismiss – 8/22/2017
Posted on May 31, 2018 
SMC Opposition to NEXUS Motion to Dismiss - 8/22/17

NEXUS/Waterville Motion to Dismiss – 8/4/2017
Posted on May 31, 2018 
NEXUS/Waterville Motion to Dismiss - 8/4/2017

NEXUS/Wadsworth Motion to Dismiss – 8/4/2017
Posted on May 31, 2018 
NEXUS/Wadsworth Motion to Dismiss - 8/4/2017

Protecting Air for Waterville (PAW) and Neighbors Against NEXUS (NAN) Notice of Appeal – 10/11/2016
Posted on May 31, 2018 
PAW and NAN Notice of Appeal - 10/11/2016

Sustainable Medina County Notice of Appeal to ERAC – 10/11/2016
Posted on May 31, 2018 
SMC Notice of Appeal to ERAC  - 10/11/2016

Videos of Guilford Twp. Town Hall Presentation- May 2, 2018 – “Expected Public Health Impacts of NEXUS Pipeline (Wadsworth) Compressor Station”
Posted on May 21, 2018 
Presenters:  #1: Barry and Mary Booth, Carroll County, Ohio; Presenters: #2: Peggy Berry, RN,Ph.D., COHN-S; Presenters: #3: Raina Rippel, Director of Southwest Pennsylvania, Environmental Health Project (SWPA-EHP)

Photograph of WADSWORTH COMPRESSOR STATION (NEXUS pipeline) – Photo courtesy ofScottDavis-The Post
Posted on May 13, 2018 
Overhead Photograph of Wadsworth Compressor Station - 8707 Guilford Roadhttp://docdro.id/KZ7Y7qV

The Harms of Fracking: New Report Details Increased Risks of Asthma, Birth Defects and Cancer
Posted on March 15, 2018 
How fracking is contaminating the air and water - imperiling the health of millions of Americans

Risks to Children at Day Care Centers and Schools Near Shale Gas Development (includes compressor stations)
Posted on February 18, 2018 
Toxic/dangerous emissions are released into the air at every stage of shale gas development or fracking and this includes the NEXUS pipeline and compressor station.

Air Pollution May Weaken the Bones
Posted on January 14, 2018 
Researchers report air pollution increases the risk for osteoporosis and bone fractures increased steadily as levels of air pollution - specifically, particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) - went up

Air Pollution May Contribute to Dementia
Posted on January 14, 2018 
Study suggests air pollution may accelerate brain aging and contribute to dementia and women may be at a greater risk.

Health Emissions Associated with Stack Chemical Emissions from NYS Natural Gas Compressor Stations 2008-2014
Posted on October 26, 2017 
A technical report prepared for the SWPA Environmental Health Project underwritten by the Park Foundation -Oct. 12, 2017.  (The Wadsworth compressor station -26,000 hp)
 
They have stolen our lives!
Posted on October 12, 2017 
Crum compressor station

Charter advocates pursue appeals – Medina Gazette
Posted on August 25, 2017 
Denial of Medina County citizens' bid to place a charter government issue on the November ballot is being appealed on two fronts.

The Senate FERCed Us
Posted on August 7, 2017 
Citizens met with elected officials asking for the FERC abuses to be looked into before the FERC appointments were made, but it appears the concerns of corporations were more important.

Pipeline Payday: How Builders Win Big, Whether More Gas Is Needed or Not
Posted on August 4, 2017 
Financial interests of gas and electric companies - not market demand - are driving most of the new pipelines proposed for the regions and those profits are approved by FERC.

What’s a “blast zone”?
Posted on August 2, 2017 
BLAST ZONE:  The area from which a leaking natural gas pipeline will kill instantly after ignition.  Agents and builders are not required to report this to prospective buyers.

Elections board doesn’t certify county charter petitions
Posted on July 16, 2017 
The Medina County Board of Elections did not certify petitions with 6,494 signatures of registered voters supporting  the placement of a county charter on the Nov. 7th ballot.  John Welker voted for it and Pamela Miller, Sharon Ray and Jim Cray voted to keep it off the ballot.

NEXUS foes try charter again
Posted on July 1, 2017 
Members of Sustainable Medina County delivered petitions containing 6,494 signatures to the Medina County Board of Elections in support of putting a County Charter initiative on the November ballot.

Guilford considers NEXUS grant
Posted on May 20, 2017 
Township trustees are looking into applying for a grant provided by NEXUS Gas Transmission  - Medina-Gazette 5/18/17....
 
Wasting Away: Four States’ Failure to Manage Oil and Gas Waste in the Marcellus and Utica Shale – click on picture for full article - Not Found
Posted on May 5, 2017 
EPA decided to exempt oil and gas development waste from the definition of  "hazardous" .

Permitted to Pollute – Full Report
Posted on May 5, 2017 
How oil and gas operators and regulators exploit clean air protections and put the public at risk.

Groups to share information on environmental hazards – “Communities Rising Tour”
Posted on April 5, 2017
Communities from Ohio and Pennsylvania joining together (April 7th-11th) to protect themselves.

Mysterious leak near Porterville Compressor Station, NY
Posted on March 31, 2017 
Gas Leak at or near Elma Compressor Station - residents alarmed by smell of gas and told to evacuate NEXUS will not be odorizing the gas (except for the last 20 miles of the pipeline).   Residents in communities along the NEXUS pipeline route and in the blast zone and near the compressor stations will not be able to smell a gas leak.  The Ohio EPA will not be monitoring the NEXUS pipeline/compressor station.  Question:  Do the Medina County Fire Departments have appropriate air quality detect...
 
Marvin Resnikoff, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae
Posted on March 27, 2017 
Summary of Professional Experience

Expert Report from Dr. Marvin Resnikoff on Radon and the NEXUS Pipeline and Compressor Station
Posted on March 27, 2017 
Potential radioactive emissions from the NEXUS pipeline and in particular at the Wadsworth (8707 Guilford Road) and Waterville, Ohio compressor stations

“Material Failure” Caused Pipeline Explosion Near Cuero, Texas
Posted on March 13, 2017 
The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) says the explosion of a 42" natural gas pipeline was caused by "material failure" on the part of the pipeline.

Protestors rally against pipeline, compressor station
Posted on January 20, 2017 
Protest rally educating Wadsworth residents re: toxins from the NEXUS pipeline and compressor station - many residents in Wadsworth and Medina County unaware of health risks.

NEXUS pipeline protestors hold rally on Medina Square
Posted on December 11, 2016 
Residents from across Ohio gathered on Medina Public Square to protest the NEXUS pipeline.

Say NO TO NEXUS rally
Posted on December 11, 2016 
Protest Rally on Medina Public Square - 12/10/16

A Last Resort that Might Work: Small Town Votes In COMMUNITY BILL OF RIGHTS to Ban Fracking
Posted on December 10, 2016 
Opposing a pipeline, residents in Waterville, Ohio, passed a new law to protect their right to clean air, water and soil.

FERC impact study OKs pipeline – Opponents hope fight continues
Posted on December 6, 2016 
Still possible to halt the NEXUS pipeline - many legal challenges

As deadline looms, who are the FERC Commissioners deciding NEXUS?
Posted on December 1, 2016 
The FERC Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) is recommended, but FERC has not yet granted the permit for building the NEXUS pipeline.

Waterville Residents Ban Pipelines and Compressor Stations through Adopting Community Bill of Rights
Posted on November 12, 2016
City of Waterville - Charter Amendment  passed to ban NEXUS pipeline and Compressor Station

Motion to Intervene and Comment of Neighbors Agains Nexus, Freshwater Accountability Project and Sustainable Medina County
Posted on October 24, 2016 
Motion to Intervene and Comment of NAN, FWAP and SMC

Notice of Appeal of SMC of Issuance of Permit-to-Install and Operate #P0119280 for Wadsworth Compressor Station
Posted on October 24, 2016 
Appeal of SMC Issuance of Compressor Air Permit

Pipeline Lessons segment 5 – Environmental Health Threats – Wilma Subra
Posted on October 23, 2016 
Environmental health researcher, Wilma Subra, discusses the threat pipelines and compressor stations pose to air, water and soil.

Notice of Appeal of Sustainable Medina County of Issuance of Permit-To-Install and Operate #P0119280 for Wadsworth Compressor Station
Posted on October 11, 2016 
NEXUS Pipeline/Appeal of Air Permit for Wadsworth Compressor Station

Noisy Gas Compressor Station – 9/14/16
Posted on September 19, 2016 
Noise level and infrared pictures of small gas compressor station

Compressor Stations Open Up New Front In Fracking Debate
Posted on August 9, 2016 
People who live near compressor stations say the pollution is making them sick.

Summary on Compressor Stations and Health Impacts – February 24, 2015
Posted on July 2, 2016 
Compressor Station Emissions and Health Impacts

World Health Organization – 7 million premature deaths annually linked to air pollution
Posted on April 7, 2016 
W.H.O.  reports that in 2012 - one in eight of total global deaths occurred as a result of air pollution exposure.

Tennessee Gas Compressor Station, Carrollton, Ohio
Posted on March 23, 2016 
 Gas Compressor Stations and comments from residents

U.S. Congressman Wants Study of Health Impacts of Compressor Stations
Posted on February 26, 2016 
New York Congressman Gibson asking FERC for independent study to review the health impacts of compressor stations
 
Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project (Compressor Stations)
Posted on February 22, 2016 
A Brief Review of Compressor Stations - November 2015

Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project (Compressor Stations and Health Impacts)
Posted on February 22, 2016 
Summary on Compressor Stations and Health Impacts - February 24, 2015

Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project/Minisink Monitoring Summary
Posted on February 22, 2016 
Summary of Minisink Monitoring Results/Major Findings/Summary of Health Impacts

Ohio EPA – NEXUS Gas Transmission Proposed Air Permitting Strategy
Posted on February 22, 2016 
Powerpoint slides from NEXUS presentation- see pages 20 and 21 entitled Preliminary Emission Estimates

Ohio EPA Wadsworth Compressor Station Public Hearing (Part 2)
Posted on February 19, 2016 
Ohio EPA Compressor Station Hearing (Medina County, Ohio) February 16, 2016 (Part 2 EPA Hearing)

Ohio EPA Wadsworth Compressor Station Public Hearing (Part 1 of 2)
Posted on February 19, 2016 
Ohio EPA Compressor Station Hearing, February 16, 2016 (Medina County, Ohio) Part 1 of 2 (Q & A portion)

Wilma Subra Opinion on Wadsworth Compressor Station
Posted on February 18, 2016 
Wilma Subra (Subra Company) opinion on Wadsworth Compressor Station

Review of Health Effects of Compressor Stations by Joanne Belovich, Ph.D.
Posted on February 18, 2016 
A Review of the Health Effects of the NEXUS Wadsworth Compressor Station

Pipeline Compressor Station in Southern Medina County Comes Under Attack from Nexus Opponents
Posted on February 17, 2016 
To read Ohio.com coverage of the meeting last night please click on the link below. http://www.ohio.com/news/local/pipeline-compressor-station-in-southern-medina-county-comes-under-attack-from-nexus-opponents-1.662626

Sustainable Medina County Files Objections to Wadsworth Compressor Permit
Posted on February 16, 2016 
Sustainable Medina County has submitted a legal objection  to the Wadworth Compressor Unit of the Nexus Pipeline Corporation. You can find the objection here.

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