| Safe operations & maintenance of existing intrastate pipelines |
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
Office of Conservation
617 North Third Street
Baton Rouge , LA 78704
Telephone: (225) 342-4500 (Information)
(225) 342-5505 (Emergency)
Chief, Pipeline Division: James M. Mergist
Direct (225) 342 -9137
E-mail: jamesm@dnr.state.la.us http://dnr.louisiana.gov/cons/conserv.ssi |
| Safe operations & maintenance of existing interstate pipelines |
U.S. Department of Transportation's, Office of Pipeline Safety - http://ops.dot.gov/ |
| Siting, abandonment, and related environmental issues for interstate gas pipelines |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
http://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas.asp |
| Siting, abandonment, and related environmental issues for intrastate pipelines and interstate oil pipleines |
Louisiana, like many states in the Union, does not have a state agency that oversees the siting of liquid pipelines. To view what level of authority Louisiana and other states have over pipelines please click here. |
| Land use and zoning near pipelines |
Your local city or county has oversight for Land Use and Zoning around pipelines. Click here to find your Local Government entity in Kentucky. |
| Maintenance of pipeline easements / right-of-ways |
Pipeline Operators
Click here to link to Pipeline Operators in Kentucky |
| Environmental Damages |
Department For Environmental Quality
http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/region6/
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