In a blatant attempt to cut corners, Sabal Pipeline construction workers haphazardly dug up already buried pipes, DAMAGED THEM, and buried them back in the ground. This not only compromises the integrity of the anti-corrosion coating of the pipeline, but their negligence is setting up THOUSANDS of Floridians for the inevitable leak of methane and other chemicals into their water source.
In this exclusive video, taken by local activist and resident, Mitch Allen, Sabal Pipeline construction workers are seen excavating over one-thousand feet of pipeline in Wetland 034A (labeled in this FERC map) in Polk County and placing geotextile pipeline weights (or ecobags) on top of the pipes. You see, these ecobags are meant to weigh down the pipes so the welds don’t loosen and the pipe doesn’t pop out of place along the trail.
Well, at some point, someone realized that they FORGOT TO PLACE THE ECOBAGS IN THE FIRST PLACE and were forced to RE-EXCAVATE the Sabal Pipeline in multiple locations in Florida. These pipes were unearthed with no warning signs, no inspection, and not even a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) report, which they are SUPPOSED to complete and make readily available for the public. FERC, specifically, shouldn’t be keeping people in the dark, since the whole POINT of FERC is to regulate our energy in the best interest of residents. So much for that regulation, right?
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