Table 9. Siting considerations and potential pollutants from pipeline 

 facilities (New England River Basins Commission 1976b). 



Categories or elements 



Economic requirements/pollutants 



Siting considerations 



Land Pipeline easement (on shore) 

 Pipecoating yard 

 Pumping station (if required) 



Waterfront 



Water 



15-30 m (50-100 ft) 

 20-61 ha (50-150 acres) 

 16 ha (40 acres) 



15-30 m (50-100 ft) for landfall 

 229 m (750 ft) for pipe coating yard 

 (water depth at least 3 m or 10 ft) 



11,350-56,775 1/d (3,000-15,000 

 gal/d) 



Economic base 

 Labor 



Wages 



Capital investment 



Type of pollution 

 Air emission 



Wastewater contaminants 



Sol id wastes 



Noise 



250-300 jobs/pipeline during 



construction 

 100-200 jobs at pipecoating yard 



during pipeline construction 



$5 mill ion-$6 mill ion/year for 

 pipeline construction 



$1.5 million-$3 million for pipe- 

 coating yard during construction 



$8 million-$10 million for 

 pipecoating yard 



Hydrocarbons 

 Sulfur oxides 

 Nitrogen oxides 

 Particulates 

 Carbon monoxide 



Al kal ine substances 

 Hydrocarbons 

 Particulates 

 Metal fragments 



Concrete 



Contaminated debris 

 Packaging material s 

 Metal scraps 



Up to 100 dBA on a 24-hour basis 

 (measure of the intensity of sound) 



150 



