US 129 HDD Santa Fe River Sabal Trail 2016-10-22

South to North HDD, 29.9122530, -82.8515280 Sabal Trail plans to start drilling here in the next few days. I count three houses within the blast radius just in this picture at the Santa Fe River just east of US 129 in Suwannee and Gilchrist Counties, Florida. See also Jim Tatum’s pictures of this Santa Fe River Sabal Trail HDD location from this flight.

South to North HDD,
South to North HDD, 29.9122530, -82.8515280

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Aerials, Sabal Trail, HDD, Santa Fe River, Florida 2016-10-22
Videos by John S. Quarterman for WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc.
Thanks to Southwings for the flight.

John S. Quarterman (WWALS), Dominick Gheesling, Roy Zimmer (Southwings), Jim Tatum (OSFR)
John S. Quarterman (WWALS), Dominick Gheesling, Roy Zimmer (Southwings), Jim Tatum (OSFR)

Thanks to Dominick Gheesling for taking these pictures in the air; thanks to Phil Hubbard for the camera and lens, thanks to Julie Bowland for producing, thanks to Jim Tatum of Our Santa Fe River for coming along, thanks to Roy Zimmer of Southwings for the flight, and thanks to Dave Moore of Southwings for patience.

See also What is that yellow thing in the Withlacoochee River, Sabal Trail, at HDD US 84 between Quitman and Valdosta, GA? More posts will be listed in the WWALS Sabal Trail Issue web page, which also gives ways you can help stop this unnecessary, destructive, and hazardous fracked methane boondoggle.

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More pictures by Dominick Gheesling

South HDD, 29.9087010, -82.8513240
South HDD, 29.9087010, -82.8513240

Round house, north HDD with red pipe, 29.9143360, -82.8527370
Round house, north HDD with red pipe, 29.9143360, -82.8527370

South HDD, house within blast radius, 29.9095950, -82.8493030
South HDD, house within blast radius, 29.9095950, -82.8493030

South to North HDD, 29.9122530, -82.8515280
South to North HDD, 29.9122530, -82.8515280

North HDD perspective, 29.9229340, -82.8516850
North HDD perspective, 29.9229340, -82.8516850

South HDD detail with house, 29.9084960, -82.8517940
South HDD detail with house, 29.9084960, -82.8517940

South HDD, NW 117th Place, 29.9079260, -82.8512650
South HDD, NW 117th Place, 29.9079260, -82.8512650

North HDD empty, 29.9159350, -82.8515900
North HDD empty, 29.9159350, -82.8515900

s. to South HDD, 29.9094840, -82.8510060
s. to South HDD, 29.9094840, -82.8510060

sw to South HDD, 29.9105020, -82.8488150
sw to South HDD, 29.9105020, -82.8488150

nw to South HDD, 29.9075360, -82.8496920
nw to South HDD, 29.9075360, -82.8496920

dirt piles across road from South HDD, 29.9073970, -82.8509970
dirt piles across road from South HDD, 29.9073970, -82.8509970