Broadwater - your thoughts (New York, Brookhaven: environment, showing, house)

[Glad2BHere]

I am surprised I haven't seen much talk on here about Broadwater. I would never support it, even if it meant a bit cheaper utility bills. I personally would be very upset if this goes through.

What do you think?

[Smash255]

Against it as well. The price we would have to pay in regards to the Environmental damage would be FAR higher than any $$ we could possibly save from it on our utility bills.

[LIMA]

What environmental damage?

Natrual gas would do what that it isn't already doing... You do know there are natural gas vents on the ocean floor..

What damage would it cause......

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by Glad2BHere

I am surprised I haven't seen much talk on here about Broadwater.

For those who may not be familiar with Broadwater:

According to Wikipedia, "Broadwater Energy is a Liquified Natural Gas Terminal (a "Floating Storage Regasification Unit," or FSRU) proposed to be built in Long Island Sound between New York State and Connecticut. It is to be operated in a joint venture by TransCanada Corporation and Shell Oil for the transfer of liquefied natural gas from ships to pipelines."

"The proposed floating unit would be about nine miles north of Wading River, New York and 10 miles south of New Haven, Connecticut -- the widest point in the Sound."

"After the being unloaded the gas would be warmed back a gas and pumped through pipelines ... "

"The terminal would be about 1,200 feet long and 180 feet wide and would rise about 75 to 80 feet above the water. It would have the capability to stockpile eight billion cubic feet of gas."

"The project also involves the laying of a 22 mile long pipeline from the platform to the Iroquois (Gas Transmission) line (off the shore of the village of Nissequogue ... )."

[Walter Greenspan]

"The proposed floating unit would be about nine miles north of Wading River, New York and 10 miles south of New Haven, Connecticut -- the widest point in the Sound."

For those who may not be familiar with Wading River:

Wading River is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the north-west part of the Town of Riverhead, in the north-central part of Suffolk County, along the Riverhead/Brookhaven town line.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Wading River in the Town of Riverhead is bordered on the north by Long Island Sound; on the east by the Hamlet of Baiting Hollow and the Hamlet of Calverton; on the south by the Hamlet of Calverton; and, on the west by the Hamlet of East Shoreham and the Hamlet of Ridge in the Town of Brookhaven (the Riverhead/Brookhaven town line).

The Hamlet of Wading River has a different border than does the "Wading River 11792" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have a "Wading River 11792" mailing address and not be in the Hamlet of Wading River and a place can have other than a "Wading River 11792" mailing address and be in the Hamlet of Wading River): places that have a "Wading River, NY 11792" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Wading River are in the Hamlet of East Shoreham in the Town of Brookhaven; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Wading River with a "Calverton, NY 11933" mailing address.





For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County):

Excellent Long Island Geographic Resource

[Walter Greenspan]

"The project also involves the laying of a 22 mile long pipeline from the platform to the Iroquois (Gas Transmission) line (off the shore of the village of Nissequogue ... )."

For those who may not be familiar with Nissequogue:

Nissequogue is a village (incorporated in 1926) in the northeast part of the Town of Smithtown, in the northwest part of Suffolk County, along the Smithtown/Brookhaven town line.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Village of Nissequogue in the Town of Smithtown is bordered on the north by Long Island Sound; on the east by the Hamlet of Stony Brook (the Smithtown/Brookhaven town line), the Village of Head of the Harbor; on the south by the Hamlet of Smithtown; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Smithtown and the Hamlet of Kings Park.

Nissequogue is one of those many villages and hamlets on Long Island where none of the places in the community have the village name in their mailing address: places in the Village of Nissequogue have a "Saint James, NY 11780" mailing address.





For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County):

Excellent Long Island Geographic Resource

[Glad2BHere]

Great link Anti-Broadwater Coalition

[LIMA]

Originally Posted by Glad2BHere

Great link Anti-Broadwater Coalition

I'll ask again...

What environmental damage?

Natrual gas would do what that it isn't already doing... You do know there are natural gas vents on the ocean floor..

What damage would it cause......

[Glad2BHere]

Originally Posted by LIMA

I'll ask again...

http://www.rpalumni.org/nolng/pdf/ABCLNGfactsheet.pdf

Plenty. Read the fact sheet.

[ClarkStreetKid]

They forgot to list that Broadwater will disturb the giant sea monster that lives on the bottom of the Sound and he will rampage all across the Island before buying a house in East Northport.
Not a lot of facts on the facts sheet. They should say where all these things have already happened and what impact it had rather than just a list of possibilities.