Applicant: Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC
Project Name: Constitution Pipeline
Brief Project Description: The Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC (Constitution) proposes to construct the Constitution Pipeline project, which as proposed, would involve the construction, installation, and operation of approximately 99 miles of new natural gas pipeline within Broome, Chenango, Delaware and Schoharie Counties in New York.
DEC Application IDs:
0-9999-00181/00029 (Section 401 - Clean Water Act Water Quality Certification)
0-9999-00181/00030 (Article 24 Freshwater Wetlands)
0-9999-00181/00031(Article 15 Title 5 Stream Disturbance)
FERC Dockets CP18-5 & CP13-499
Application Status:
On November 7, 2025, NYSDEC received a letter from Constitution (PDF) regarding the application and request for a Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) for the Constitution Pipeline project. The letter notified NYSDEC that Constitution elected to withdraw the Application, effective November 7, 2025. On November 13, 2025, NYSDEC issued an acknowledgement letter to both Constitution (PDF) and the USACE (PDF). Effective November 7, 2025, the Application and request for a Section 401 WQC is hereby withdrawn from processing.
Background:
Overall, the project would involve the construction of approximately 125 miles of new 30-inch diameter interstate natural gas pipeline that would originate in northeastern Pennsylvania and extend through Broome, Chenango, Delaware, and Schoharie Counties in New York, before reaching its interconnection point at the Wright Compressor Station in the Town of Wright, Schoharie County. The proposed pipeline would provide up to 650,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas transportation capacity from three (3) receipt points in Pennsylvania to the interconnection point in Schoharie County, New York.
On December 2, 2014, Constitution received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in the form of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (FERC Docket No. CP13-499-000, CP-18-5). However, to proceed with construction in New York State, the project would require a Section 401 Water Quality Certification from the NYSDEC (certifying authority), as well as an Article 15 Stream Disturbance and Article 24 Freshwater Wetlands permit.
Application Documents:
- May 30, 2025 – Constitution submitted a Joint Application for Permits (Application) (PDF).
- July 2, 2025 – NYSDEC issued a Notice of Incomplete Application (PDF) which outlined required information that was missing from the Application.
- August 12, 2025 - Constitution submitted a Response to the Notice of Incomplete Application (PDF).
- August 26, 2025 – NYSDEC issued a second Notice of Incomplete Application (PDF) since the August 12, 2025 Response was still missing required information.
- September 15, 2025 - Constitution submitted a Response to the second Notice of Incomplete Application (PDF)
- September 30, 2025 – NYSDEC issued a Notice of Continued Incompleteness (PDF)
