Table MP 24. General requirements for locating shore facilities associated with 

 pipelines, and potential environmental and economic impacts (New England 

 River Basins Commission 1976). 



Item 



Requirements/ Pollutants/ Economics 



Site Considerations 



Land: Pipeline easement (on shore) 

 Pipecoating yard 

 Pumping station (if required) 



Waterfront 



Water 

 Environmental Impacts 

 Air emission 



Wastewater contaminants 



Solid wastes 



Noise 



Economic Impacts 



Labor 



Wages 



Capital investment 



15-30 m (50-100 ft) 

 20-68 ha (50-150 acres) 

 16 ha (40 acres) 



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

 232 m (750 ft) for pipe coating 

 yard, depth at least 3 m (10 ft) 



11,350-56,775 liters (3,000-15,000) 



Hydrocarbons 

 Sulfur oxides 

 Nitrogen oxides 

 Particulates 

 Carbon monoxide 



Alkaline substances 

 Hydrocarbons 

 Particulates 

 Metal fragments 



Concrete 

 Contaminated debris 



Packaging materials 

 Metal scraps 



Up to 100 dB on a 24 hour basis 



250-300 jobs/pipeline during 



construction 

 100-200 jobs at pipecoating yard 



during pipeline construction 



$5 million-$6 million/year for 



pipeline construction 

 $1.5 million-$3 million for 



pipecoating yard during 



construction 



$8 million-$10 million for 

 pipecoating yard 



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