Sabal Trail did not notify state or local officials about their “odorant” leak
at the Dunnellon Compressor Station site,
and
Sabal Trail’s
response to WWALS
failed to mention local people called the same stink in to 911 two days
in a row.
FDEP
said there’s no need so long as Sabal Trail follows various permits,
but gave no indication of who is checking to see if Sabal Trail does that.
Apparently we the people have to keep doing what the state and federal
agencies still aren’t doing: watch Sabal Trail like a hawk.
Google map of locations of Dunnellon High School and Sabal Trail Dunnellon Compressor Station.
You can see most of the 100-foot Sabal Trail right of way.
Below are responses from FDEP and more details from Marion County
Public Relations and
Fire and Rescue,
and from
Dunnellon Fire and Rescue:
none of them were notified by Sabal Trail, and FDEP seems OK with that.
For the rest, an emergency plan would be prudent: “Run like hell”
as in Spectra compressor station incidents elsewhere, is probably not adequate. Continue reading →