By: Charlotte R. Lane, WV PSC Chairman
If gas and hazardous liquid pipelines underlying West Virginia were pulled into a straight line, they’d reach three-fourths of the way around the Earth.
That’s a lot of underground lines to inspect.
But the Public Service Commission pipeline inspectors do just that.
It’s the commission’s duty to make sure those pipelines are safe.
In addition to state laws, we enforce federal law for all in-state pipelines. It’s a…