Southern Snohomish County continues to grow as more homes and other dwellings are constructed. The demand for natural gas to serve these homes has grown as well.

Puget Sound Energy plans to upgrade the natural gas line that runs along the southern perimeter of our HOA as part of an overall line replacement project in 2019 that will extend much further to the west and east. The replacement gas line will have much greater capacity to help serve this part of the county.

The natural gas line along this path is planned for a major expansion in 2019.

The Northwest Pipeline survey team recently updated the projected path of the natural gas pipeline expansion that lies just south of our Foxwood Meadows neighborhood.

More details about this gas line project are expected from Puget Sound Energy and its contractor Northwest Pipeline through next year. At this point, this news serves as a heads up for you on this project and all the construction related activities slated for some time in 2019.

Here is what Northwest Pipeline public outreach manager George Angerbauer offered in a recent email.

North Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project

April 2017 Update

Northwest Pipeline (NWP), a Williams company, is preparing to upgrade its existing pipeline to provide Puget Sound Energy with additional natural gas for the growing southern Snohomish County and northern King County areas.

To date, NWP has:

• Conducted an open house (Dec. 6, 2016) for affected landowners
• Completed surveys required for design and permitting
• Discussed and consulted with Snohomish County and other state and federal agencies

Next steps:

• NWP plans to file the project with the lead agency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in May 2017
• NWP has communicated with Native American Tribes that may be interested in the project
• Around the third quarter of 2017, NWP land agents will contact affected landowners to begin land rights negotiations

Construction activities for this pipeline upgrade are planned to occur during the summer and fall of 2019. NWP has been and will continue to work directly with all affected landowners to address any project impacts.

If you would like more information about the project, contact George Angerbauer, public outreach representative, at (866) 623-4337 or northseattlelateral@williams.com. Also, check out our Common Questions and Answer page http://co.williams.com/expansionprojects/north-seattle-lateral-upgrade-project/common-questions-and-answers/.