Gas/ Petroleum Pipeline: Monroe, Buckeye and CMS
Monroe Evening News, January 18, 2007
When property owners in Monroe Michigan found out about a proposed Marathon Petroleum pipeline they understood that pipelines are a fact of life, but that doesn't mean they have to like it.
Marathon has been laying the groundwork for installing a new pipeline through Monroe County. The pipeline would bring crude oil from Canada to the transfer station in Detroit.
The new line would be wider by 24 inches.
-Pipelines often have different attributes. Some are gas, while others are oil or gasoline.
Each pipeline has a different effect on the property. The environmental considerations are of paramount import. Affects on the property may occur in any of a number of ways.
The pipeline companies can be challenged. Despite a pipeline agent telling people that it will be very expensive for them, in many jurisdictions, the agency is required to pay the expert fees of the owners even as part of a settlement or litigation. The Marathon pipeline discussed in the Monroe Evening News will be particularly challenging for owners.
